Factcheck: 10 flaws in the Conservative report on ‘cheap power’
Carbon Brief examines a Conservative report on ‘cheap power’, identifying ten flaws in its analysis and challenging claims about UK electricity prices and proposed policy remedies.
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Q&A: What is ‘long-duration energy storage’ – and why does the UK need it?
Explains what long‑duration energy storage (‘super batteries’) are, how they can store energy for extended periods and why the UK needs them to smooth variable renewable output and strengthen grid resilience.
How climate finance can deliver in a multipolar world
Paper argues climate finance must adapt to a multipolar world where geopolitical fragmentation, conflict, high debt, rising interest rates and shrinking development aid complicate coordinated action and constrain resources for developing countries.
Analysis: Weaker EV targets could cost UK consumers £3bn a year by 2030
Argues that a proposed UK government move to weaken electric vehicle targets could raise costs for households, potentially costing UK consumers up to £3bn a year by 2030.
Q&A: What does China’s 15th five-year plan for coal mean for climate action?
China’s 15th five‑year plan for coal is analysed in a Q&A, assessing what new coal targets and policies mean for emissions, domestic energy policy and international climate action.
But what if synthetic natural gas actually works?
Brief argues synthetic natural gas could be a viable, dispatchable low‑carbon option, noting Rivan claims production at below £10/MWh and urging market‑driven solutions such as carbon pricing to deliver diverse climate technologies.
Financing carbon capture, usage and storage: The case for extended producer responsibility
IPPR makes the case for financing carbon capture, usage and storage through extended producer responsibility, arguing bill‑funding is regressive and that alternative funding models are needed to support infrastructure investment without worsening distributional impacts.
Ensuring Offshore Infrastructure Protection Keeps Pace with Growth
Offshore energy deployment—notably wind and electrical interconnectors—is accelerating, yet current security architecture risks lagging behind; RUSI calls for updated protection measures to match infrastructure growth and complexity.
Introducing... Shockwave: how energy crises shaped the UK economy
Promotes a New Economics Podcast miniseries, ‘Shockwave’, which explores how past energy crises have shaped the UK economy across policy, markets and household impacts.
Eyes on Asia: shaping the global energy transition
Argues Asia will be decisive for the global energy transition, noting the region will drive most energy demand growth this decade and is rapidly deploying clean energy, with implications for international decarbonisation strategy.
Q&A: What is in China’s new five-year plan for climate change?
China has published a dedicated five‑year plan for responding to climate change — its 15th national five‑year plan for a response to climate change — and Carbon Brief provides a Q&A explaining its contents.
Episode 126: Energy on the Frontline of European Security
Podcast episode discusses how energy policy and infrastructure have become central to European security debates, not merely commercial issues, with implications for strategy and resilience across the continent.
Q&A: Does the world need ‘carbon capture and storage’ to reach net-zero?
Provides a Q&A on carbon capture and storage, explaining how CO2 can be captured from factories or power plants and stored, and examining whether CCS is needed to achieve global net-zero targets.
Factcheck: How nuclear, gas, wind and solar power are affected during heatwaves
Explains how heatwaves — which climate change is making more frequent and intense — can impair power generation from nuclear, gas, wind and solar, outlining the mechanisms by which each technology is affected during extreme heat.
The Guardian proves that renewables are not, in fact, cheaper
An Adam Smith Institute commentary disputes a Guardian claim that renewables are cheaper, arguing instead that evidence does not show renewables are uniformly lower‑cost—drawing on international examples including India's energy strategy.
What worked: Early wins from South Africa’s first Just Energy Transition Partnership
Examines early outcomes from South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Partnership, noting finance, political commitment and coordinated planning delivered some early wins despite slower progress and financing shortfalls since the 2021 COP26 launch.
An electricity system that works for consumers
Argues the legacy wholesale electricity market can no longer deliver the energy mix, balancing or retail innovation; calls for systemic change to create an electricity system that better serves consumers amid rapid sector evolution.