Fear and loathing in Glasgow
Ian Calvert with a Gonzo take on COP 26 – A savage journey to the heart of the Climate Dream Strange memories on this nervous night in...
- Nov 26, 2021
- 6 min
Musings on COP, Part 2: How do you solve a problem like Dunkelflaute?
By Wendel Hortop, Senior Strategy Analyst at Open Energi In the first of my two-part blog from COP26 (see here!), I wrote about how some...
- Nov 23, 2021
- 6 min
And what now? Reflections on COP26
By Sandy Abrahams, Co-founder of Lux Nova Partners Ltd When I wrote my last article on COP 26, optimistically, I wrote that the...
- Nov 22, 2021
- 4 min
Is it really all blah, blah, blah? – My reflections of COP26
By Joanne Linehan, HR Business Partner at E.ON UK We will have all seen Greta’s speech on the news but having been at COP26 for the past...
- Nov 19, 2021
- 11 min
‘We’ve got the whole world in our hands’ - My COP26 Journey
By Soulla Paphitis, Software Solutions Manager at Danfoss Never in my lifetime has the climate change agenda been so prevalent to every...
- Nov 17, 2021
- 5 min
COP26: Excitement, frustration and eco-anxiety
By Noah Nkonge, Head of Partnerships at Vattenfall Heat UK I went to COP 26 in Glasgow between 8th and 11th November this year as part of...
- Nov 15, 2021
- 3 min
A green job for everyone – ideas and examples inspired by COP26
By Selene Molina Blanco, Lead Engineer at Vattenfall Heat UK There are way more green jobs that we can imagine. We have the obvious ones...
- Nov 12, 2021
- 3 min
Sustainable Innovation Forum - The global energy shift: Accelerating the fossil fuel phase out
Monday’s panel discussion with speakers Paul Spence, Director for Strategy and Corporate Affairs at EDF, Mark Somerset, Director of...
- Nov 12, 2021
- 2 min
COP26 - Transport Day
Accelerating the EV transition As part of the Government’s Net Zero Strategy, the UK Government has confirmed that a Zero Emissions...
- Nov 10, 2021
- 3 min
Coal, cash, cars & trees – is it enough?
As the second week of COP26 continues, it is worth revisiting a jam-packed first week of activity in Glasgow. The self-appointed slogan...
- Nov 10, 2021
- 3 min
Musings on COP, Part 1: Hydrogen Hype Friday
Whilst up in Glasgow I’ve been wanting to write a blog on the debate between hydrogen vs. long-duration energy storage for the provision...
- Nov 10, 2021
- 2 min
Demystifying the Heat Pump
One week into my experience at COP 26 and it’s abundantly clear, heat pumps are the future. The recent release of the Heat and Buildings...
- Nov 9, 2021
- 2 min
COP26 - Financing Net-Zero
The blue skies were welcomed by the early delegates making their way across the city centre to join the climate change conference on its...
- Nov 4, 2021
- 3 min
More talk; more action?
As COP26 began, protesters called for “less talk; more action”. This is a familiar call and one that I have a lot of sympathy with. ...
- Nov 1, 2021
- 2 min
The long-awaited COP26 climate conference in Glasgow has officially begun.
The international event aims to unite heads of state, climate experts and campaigners to agree coordinated action to tackle climate...
- Oct 5, 2021
- 1 min
1,081SSE workers have moved to low-carbon role in the last 10 years
The latest figures from Scottish power company SSE have revealed that a fifth of its workers have switched from high carbon to low carbon...
- Sep 23, 2021
- 3 min
UK's recovery plans must address gender inequality as 80% of women unaware of green job opps
Gender equality must be at the heart of the UK’s green and fair recovery, according to a new PwC report that underlines the extent to...
- Sep 8, 2021
- 1 min
Electrification of heat in NI could create thousands of jobs
A new report by KPMG suggests that the electrification of heat and transport in Northern Ireland could create 5,000 jobs. Read the full...
- Aug 12, 2021
- 3 min
Secretary of State Welcomes Ground-breaking New Training Course Launched by Heat Pump Association
The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, has welcomed the launch of a new...
- Aug 12, 2021
- 2 min
Scot Gov's £16.5m investment in net zero technology to create 21,000 jobs
A total of £16.5 million has been awarded to the Net Zero Technology Centre to accelerate a range of energy transition projects that will...