UK power shift
The Department of Energy and Climate Change survives. For the moment. One of the subtexts of last week’s government reshuffle in the UK was whether this was the right moment for a change in the layout...
View ArticleCameron’s energy policy lacks business sense
David Cameron is the first prime minister in living memory who has not employed a business policy adviser in Number 10. The lack of such an adviser is all too evident in the continuing shambles around...
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Europe and the high cost of indifference
Anglo-French relations could hamper negotiations over UK nuclear power stations. Image by Getty Another European summit, and another step in the progressive disengagement of the UK from the core of...
View ArticleA hot July in Whitehall
July promises to be a busy month in Whitehall Place, the home of the UK’s Energy and Climate Change Department. Unfortunately, however, despite the prospect of a flurry of activity it seems as if all...
View ArticleCheer up! The scientists are coming
Those despairing of the lack of progress in managing climate change or the absence of practical and realistic energy policies in so many countries should take a look at the work being done by some of...
View ArticleThe next head of the Environment Agency matters
Applications closed last week for the chairmanship of the UK’s Environment Agency. Lord Smith of Finsbury, much criticised by some ministers during the recent floods, has not been sacked but has...
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The EU is quietly shaping its energy union
© Getty Images An intriguing process has begun in the EU, almost unnoticed outside the small world of Brussels and the shrinking circle of those who believe in an ever-closer European Union. The EU...
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Energy security — the top priority for any government
© Getty Images Keeping the lights on is one of the core responsibilities of any government. If the lights go out, the government soon follows. Concern about energy security has grown in the UK over...
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Beyond the election — the energy agenda for the new government
© Getty Images The election is over and against all expectations we have a clear result. When it comes to energy policy, however, the agenda will be set not by what the Conservative party has...
View ArticleImplications of another delay to Hinkley nuclear reactor project
The UK plan is uneconomic for owners and consumers, writes Nick Butler Read more
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Why batteries are more important than Brexit
Time to get ahead in energy storage research and manufacturing © Getty Images The UK election is over but the outcome is still uncertain. Beyond the crude politics of securing a working majority in...
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