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Axeing carbon price support would “undermine energy investment” – UCL
Axeing carbon price support would “undermine energy investment” – UCL. 15 November 2016. Abandoning the UK carbon price support – introduced in 2013 as incentive to reduce the burning of fossil fuels and to encourage lower-carbon energy…
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Prof Paul Ekins appointed Co-Chair of UN's Global Environment Outlook report (GEO-6)
Prof Paul Ekins appointed Co-Chair of UN's Global Environment Outlook report (GEO-6). 12 October 2016. Prof Paul Ekins OBE, Director of UCL ISR, has today been appointed as Co-Chair of UNEP’s ‘Global Environment Outlook’ report (GEO-6), the…
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European Parliament ratifies global climate deal
European Parliament ratifies global climate deal. 4 October 2016. Commenting on today’s breakthrough news that the European Parliament has voted to approve the ratification of the Paris Agreement, Michael Grubb, Professor of International Energy…
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Hinkley Point to be obsolete within a decade, UCL analysis suggests
Hinkley Point to be obsolete within a decade, UCL analysis suggests . 16 September 2016. The planned Hinkley Point C nuclear plant will be outpaced by cheaper, lower-carbon energy sources that will render it largely obsolete within a decade of…
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Call for Papers: Water SDGs and future water management
Call for Papers: Water SDGs and future water management. 16 August 2016. On 8 – 9 November 2016 the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources (UCL ISR) will be hosting a two-day conference in London. Being the 5th in a series of BHP Billiton…
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New UCL ISR paper published in The Journal of Cleaner Production
New UCL ISR paper published in The Journal of Cleaner Production. 5 July 2016. UCL ISR's Prof Raimund Bleischwitz co-authors a new paper on 'Ossified Materialism' published in The Journal of Cleaner Production as an introduction to the special…
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Tax diesel cars based on air pollution, says ISR report
Tax diesel cars based on air pollution, says ISR report. 30 June 2016. A new report by UCL’s Institute for Sustainable Resources for Green Budget Europe outlines options for fiscal reform to tackle air pollution from diesel cars. The report…
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The Energy & Resource Economic Policy Group launches as a joint UCL-Energy and ISR initiative
The Energy & Resource Economic Policy Group launches as a joint UCL-Energy and ISR initiative. 1 June 2016. The Energy & Resource Economic Policy Group was launched on 6 May 2016. The first meeting of the group focused on the group’s aims and…
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Brexit and Energy: Cost, Security and Climate Policy Implications
Brexit and Energy: Cost, Security and Climate Policy Implications. 25 May 2016. The UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources and the UCL European Institute have released a new paper today on Brexit and the impact on UK climate and energy policy. This…
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Brexit vote likely to mean two years of uncertainty for UK energy
Brexit vote likely to mean two years of uncertainty for UK energy. 25 May 2016. A vote to leave the EU on 23 June is likely to lead to a period of uncertainty of at least two years for the UK energy sector, according to a policy briefing published…
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