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Where should Policy Fest sit in the Green Party’s broken policy making structures?

Sam Alston 23 January 2021 Where should Policy Fest sit in the Green Party’s broken policy making structures?2021-01-23T19:40:55+00:00 Comment 1 Comment
This year's edition of the Green Party of England and Wales' Policy Fest felt very different to previous years and, naturally, in depth interaction was limited. At the same time,…
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2021 will be the last chance to agree global climate governance

Sam Alston 1 January 2021 2021 will be the last chance to agree global climate governance2021-01-01T17:58:24+00:00 Comment No Comment
In 2015, the Paris agreement was negotiated committing countries to climate targets. The agreement also outlined a global architecture supporting the international response. Discussions over the carbon markets in article…
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Distant targets substituting for action today: The UK’s climate performance in 2020.

Sam Alston 21 December 2020 Distant targets substituting for action today: The UK’s climate performance in 2020.2020-12-21T17:04:23+00:00 Comment 2 Comments
2020 has seen net-zero carbon emissions targets go from being an oddity adopted by small island states, Bhutan and Sweden to become a new policy norm across the globe. Less…
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Hydrogen: Shortcut to decarbonisation or crutch for the fossil fuel industry?

Sam Alston 2 December 2020 Hydrogen: Shortcut to decarbonisation or crutch for the fossil fuel industry?2020-12-02T20:39:12+00:00 Comment 2 Comments
Hydrogen has long been touted as the fuel of the future - the great hope of the energy sector rising on repeated waves of hype. Yet as recently as 2017,…
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Could Brexit lead to a positive shift in carbon pricing?

Sam Alston 24 October 2020 Could Brexit lead to a positive shift in carbon pricing?2020-10-24T12:50:06+01:00 Comment 3 Comments
The UK may be about to get a formal carbon tax, as a result of Brexit. After Brexit, the UK will leave the EU Emissions trading scheme (EUETS), The scheme…
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Is BP really on route to being a net zero firm?

Sam Alston 28 June 2020 Is BP really on route to being a net zero firm?2020-06-28T10:59:06+01:00 Comment 2 Comments
Fossil fuel giant BP last week made three announcements that resulted in downgrading £ off the value of its oil and gas assets - around 20% of its market capitalisation.…
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Is the right wing press changing its tune on climate change?

Sam Alston 29 May 2020 Is the right wing press changing its tune on climate change?2020-05-29T10:52:41+01:00 Comment 1 Comment
The Economist newspaper has cultivated a self-image of being the paper of rational capitalist elites for nearly two centuries. In many ways diametrically opposed to the Green movement that challenges…
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The Bank of England has taken a step towards accountability. But it needs to go further.

Sam Alston 20 May 2020 The Bank of England has taken a step towards accountability. But it needs to go further.2020-05-20T20:16:33+01:00 Comment No Comment
This Tuesday the Bank of England conceded to pressure to make public the names of the firms it was supporting. But it also imposed conditions on partaking in the facility.…
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Has the future of European energy arrived?

Sam Alston 10 May 2020 Has the future of European energy arrived?2020-05-10T14:08:36+01:00 Comment No Comment
Image credit: Creative Commons, Tom Corser European electrical grids are breaking records. Covid-19 accelerated a rewriting of European power provision greater even than privatisation, and grids are not yet prepared.…
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5 explanations of the negative price of oil – and what climate activists can do now

Sam Alston 22 April 2020 5 explanations of the negative price of oil – and what climate activists can do now2020-04-22T13:07:32+01:00 Comment 1 Comment
On Monday April 20, reports began to emerge that the price of oil is now negative. Here are five explanations of what this means, and what climate activists can do…
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