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Demanding less: Why we need a new politics of energy

A Green Alliance pamphlet, co-authored with Nick Eyre, of the UK Energy Research Centre. This pamphlet, written for Green Alliance and co-authored with Nick Eyre, of the UK Energy Research Centre, argues that energy policy needs to be refocussed around demand, rather than supply. From the moment that our ancestors first discovered fire, energy use has been closely linked to progress. (more…)

Co-operatively owned energy

Co-operatively-owned energy generation is a vibrant and growing sector in the UK. The first co‑operatively-owned wind turbines, Baywind in Cumbria, started turning in 1997. Since then, over 7,000 individual investors have ploughed over £16 million into community-owned renewable energy. But it’s far from easy to make an energy co-op happen, and they are still the exception, not the rule. The (more…)

Climate Leadership Programme for politicians

Political leadership in this Parliament is essential if the UK is to achieve the ambitious targets set out by Parliament in the Climate Change Act and secure the economic benefits of a rapid transition to a low carbon economy. To help MPs lead this vital agenda at national and constituency level, Green Alliance and Ashridge Business School have established a (more…)

The Last Parliament: Priorities for urgent action on climate change

The UK’s new Parliament, elected in May last year, has a historic responsibility. It is the last Parliament that can take action to avoid runaway climate change. The science tells us that global emissions need to peak during the current decade and decline steeply thereafter. Representatives of all parties in the next Parliament will need to lead the UK toward (more…)