Policy Matters Notes

A very English energy crisis – Keep calm and transition faster (podcast)

Wider forces have wreaked havoc in global energy markets in 2021, but UK policy has caused additional complications in the UK. In this podcast, Paul …

Wider forces have wreaked havoc in global energy markets in 2021 but UK policy has caused additional problems in Blighty

As we set out in our briefing on the global energy crisis here, there has been a crisis around the world with record natural gas, coal and electricity …

RUNNING ON EMPTY – HOW GLOBAL ENERGY MARKETS TURNED DYSFUNCTIONAL (AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT)

Have policymakers left us in energy limbo rather than transition? As winter fast approaches for the Northern Hemisphere, crisis increasingly describes …

Global energy crisis explainer: Why it can't be put on the backburner (podcast)

In this podcast, Paul Butcher, our Director of Public Policy, looks at: the unprecedented nature of the current situation for natural gas, coal and …

UK'S ENERGY SUPPLY MARKET – BRIEF EXPLAINER OF THE ROLE OF THE DEFAULT TARIFF CAP AS OFGEM ANNOUNCES NEW ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO THE ENERGY CRISIS

There is an ongoing global energy crisis with record prices for natural gas, coal and electricity. One aspect specific to the UK, including in relation …

UK'S ENERGY SUPPLY MARKET – BRIEF EXPLAINER OF THE ROLE OF THE SUPPLIER OF LAST RESORT AS OFGEM ANNOUNCES NEW ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO THE ENERGY CRISIS

There is an ongoing global energy crisis with record prices for natural gas, coal and electricity. One aspect specific to the UK, particularly for the …

Charging forward – Ofgem’s drive to electrify transport

Update to the Capacity Market Rules: Government response to consultation, June 2021

The post below was first published on our Energy blog. The government recently undertook a consultation on certain amendments they proposed for improving …

CfD Supply Chain Plans – update on consultation

The post below was first published on our Energy blog. The UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published …

UK government response to the consultation ‘Aligning UK international Support for the clean energy transition’

The post below was first published on our Energy blog. Overview We are now just over one month in to the UK Government's new policy, revising its support …

On the path to net-zero – a look at emission commitments from the Leaders’ Summit on Climate

The post below was first published on our Energy blog. In December 2020 the UK Government announced its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under …

Scottish independence: implications for the North Sea oil and gas sector

The post below was first published on our Energy blog. The North Sea oil and gas industry has played a key role in Scotland’s economy since the 1970s. …