Outreach
Climate change progress and Paradox
Despite scepticism, parts of the world have been making real progress on cutting emissions. But the latest push for carbon pricing has fallen flat. Its advocates need to learn from the accumulated evidence – and recalibrate fast.
COPped out? The Global Stocktake on Mitigation and and its implications
The Mitigation section of UEA Consensus on the Global Stocktake avoids the issue that should lie at the heart of a robust international agreement: what should be done if the “nationally determined” offers don’t add up to the agreed goals (they don’t – as acknowledged) and won’t (as is obvious). Understanding why is crucial for understanding what the COP can and cannot do - and hence the need to look beyond.
Discussions on REMA: Splitting the wholesale market
Following on from their first REMA seminar in May where Locational Marginal Pricing (LMP) was discussed, BIEE held a second...
OIES Podcast – Electricity (re) Design and ‘Split Markets’ – Part 2
In this podcast, David Ledesma again talks to Professor Michael Grubb of UCL and Malcolm Keay of the OIES on the proposed...
OIES Podcast – Electricity (re) Design and ‘Split Markets’ – Part 1
In this podcast, David Ledesma talks to Professor Michael Grubb of UCL and Malcolm Keay of the OIES on the proposed dual...
The European energy crisis and electricity market (re)design
The European energy crisis was driven by gas, but amplified through electricity – where fossil fuels largely set the price,...
Indian lecture tour
It seems fitting to launch this website against the background of a brief Indian lecture tour and engagements: fitting for...
Welcome to my Website
Welcome to my website - and plans for 2023. I’ve worked on energy systems, economics & policy dimensions of climate...
An energy revolution is possible – but only if leaders get imaginative about how to fund it
Limiting climate change will require an unprecedented global movement to make low-carbon technologies the norm. COP26 – the...
Towards Net Zero in UK manufacturing: Options and challenges for the biggest emitting sectors
Energy-intensive industries are vital to modern economies but are also a major source of greenhouse gases (GHG). In the UK,...
The IPCC Mitigation Assessment – key insights
This event, held on 5th April the day after the publication of the IPCC Sixth Assessment of Climate Change Mitigation,...
The UK energy strategy is both incoherent and cowardly
FULL VERSION OF A FINANCIAL TIMES OP-ED (Abridged, FT 7 APRIL 2022) WITH THIS TITLE. SIX MONTHS LATER THE UK GOVERNMENT...