Centre for Energy Policy (CEP)
@strathcep
Established in 2015, CEP works towards a prosperous and equitable transition to net zero. University of Strathclyde Department of Government & Public Policy
Ever wondered about the Scottish #hydrogen sector❓💡 Listen to all 3 episodes of our special limited podcast series here 👇 🎧 SPOTIFY - lnkd.in/eEAb238i 🎧 APPLE - lnkd.in/ebcrpfX8 🎧 SUBSTACK - lnkd.in/eEkZDNHu @hydrogenscotland.bsky.social @woodmac.com @scga.scot
Great to welcome Susan Murray @mpsusanmurray.bsky.social MP for Mid Dunbartonshire to CEP yesterday💡 We discussed the rise of #AI and #datacentres and their possible impact on local economies across Scotland. Thanks to Susan for engaging with our work and we look forward to continuing the dialogue
New PM Andy Burnham’s government faces an urgent challenge: making energy bills affordable. Our #NetZeroWeekinParliament roundtable set out four priorities, from immediate support to lasting reform. 📰🔗👉Read: www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/c... @edrc-uk.bsky.social @ukerc.bsky.social @nea.org.uk
Transport poverty has long been an under-appreciated problem🚌💰 Dr Calvillo wrote about a @ec.europa.eu workshop looking at it👉✒️ www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/c... 👈 @ukerc.bsky.social @edrc-uk.bsky.social
𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗚 ✒️ CEP PhD student Ihunanya Erondu, writes about her positive experience at this EDI-themed conference co-organised by @ukerc.bsky.social @ignitenetplus.bsky.social Read🔗👇 www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/c... 👈
Are you attending the All-Energy Exhibition and Conference? Come to our roundtableevent! "Shetland at the Frontline of the Energy & Net Zero Transition" How we can look at Shetland as a microcosm of net zero. ⏰ Wednesday, 13th May at Dochart 1, 14:00 - 15:00 www.all-energy.co.uk/en-gb/show-p...
Join us for a 𝚁𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚝𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝 next week at All-Energy Conference in Glasgow! 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮 & 𝙉𝙚𝙩 𝙕𝙚𝙧𝙤 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣📆Wed 13 May🕙1400-1500 👉Full details here:🔗 www.all-energy.co.uk/en-gb/show-p... 💡We will look at 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗼𝘀𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
💡 New CEP/UKERC webinar coming up!💡 📆 Thursday 7 May 🕙 10:00-11:00 Register here👉 🔗 ukerc.ac.uk/events/risin... Join us for this online webinar, featuring Dr Paulina Gonzalez Martinez and Dr Christian Calvillo, and chaired by Dr Jessica Britton. @ukerc.bsky.social
REPORT: Central Asia between China and Russia: Exercising Agency in a Changing Regional Order CEP Research Associate, Dr Aliya Tskhay, co-authors this report published by The London School of Economics and Political Science @lsepress.bsky.social Read here 👇 www.lse.ac.uk/asset-librar...
Register free for All-Energy conference 13 & 14 May to attend our events! Also you can come and speak to us at the @zerowastescotland.bsky.social stand (R31) ⚡️
Panel discussion💡Wed 25 March📢 All welcome! - Scotland's Growing Role in Global Hydrogen - At Uni of Strathclyde, 15:30 Register here:🎟️https://eventbrite.co.uk/e/state-of-the-global-hydrogen-sector-and-scotlands-growing-role-tickets-1985278400137?aff=oddtdtcreator🎟️ Funded by @scga.bsky.social
Which kind of tariff can help low income households? 💷⚡ Our new policy brief looks at why 'Rising Block Tariffs' could be risky for vulnerable consumers 👇 ukerc.ac.uk/publications... Project partner: @ukerc.bsky.social Photo: Shutterstock
Latest Energy Conversations ep 🎙️ Uswitch Director of Regulation, Richard Neudegg and CEP's Dr Calvillo Watch/listen at the links below: 📺Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/2N0c... 📺YT www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUjR... 🎧Apple podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m... @ukerc.bsky.social @edrc-uk.bsky.social
New CEP research raised at First Minister's Questions in Scottish Parliament👇📺 Beatrice Wishart, MSP for the Shetland Islands, brought up our work to FM John Swinney. Read the policy briefs: 📑🔗 strathprints.strath.ac.uk/95478/ 📑🔗 strathprints.strath.ac.uk/95477/ #shetland #greenjobs #oilandgas
🚨🎙️New podcast episode out now! Expert guest Uswitch Director of Regulation, Richard Neudegg, discusses how the UK energy market is rapidly evolving ⚡️ 🔗 Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/2N0c... 🔗 YouTube youtu.be/BUjRJaILYlY @ukerc.bsky.social @edrc-uk.bsky.social
CEP reacts to Warm Homes Plan🏠📢 🔹Warm homes central to a fair transition 🔹Structural measures better than repeated bill subsidies 🔹Energy efficiency must be aligned with fair energy prices 🔗 Read the full statement below ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/c... Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash
Is net zero still achievable for Scotland by 2045❓ Our November event at The Scottish Parliament posed this question to a panel of energy experts ➡️Read our panellists' reactions here: www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/c... ➡️Read CEP's policy brief here: strathprints.strath.ac.uk/94486/
📰 ❕ £120m gov investment into Ineos Grangemouth announced. What does this mean for the net zero transition and UK industry jobs? #ineos #grangemouth #netzero 📢 CEP Director Professor Karen Turner comments - Read the full statement here ⬇️⬇️⬇️ strath.ac.uk/humanities/c...
NESO has released its 2025 Future Energy Scenarios report. It shows that Britain can't afford NOT to pursue net zero ⚡ Read our full statement and reaction on the NESO paper👇https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/centreforenergypolicy/newsblogs/2025/cepreactiontonesofesreport-news/🔗 📗
Heard our #JustTransition podcast yet? Hannah Corbett (@consumerscotland.bsky.social) & Kirsten Jenkins (Uni of Edinburgh) discuss action needed for a fair and equitable net zero transition. 👇🎧https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/centreforenergypolicy/ourpublications/energyconversationspodcast/ 👈
📢 CEP releases statement on new NESO findings on the cost of net zero Read more here👇 🔗 www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/c... 📗 NESO's analysis is important - it shows that Britain can't afford NOT to pursue net zero: www.neso.energy/publications...
POLICY BRIEF - What is the most equitable way of paying for net zero ❓ 🪙 Our research found that recovering costs through taxation helps limit further electricity price pressures and mitigates wider negative effects across the economy 📙 READ here 👉 🔗 strathprints.strath.ac.uk/94709/
BLOG - The dangers of decarbonising by deindustrialisation 🏭 🚫 "This is not an argument against climate action. It is an argument for climate action that is globally effective and just." READ here👇 www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/c... Image-Bill Kasman
🎙️Have you listened to our latest podcast episode on critical minerals?👇⚡🔗 www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/c... ⚡🔗 The UK Gov recently published the 2035 strategy for critical minerals, setting out the UK's ambition to meet the huge demand: www.gov.uk/government/p...
The report warns the UK will miss its net zero targets without urgent action to address the growing skills shortage It draws on our body of work on jobs and skills requirements for, as well as our consultation response: 🔗 strathprints.strath.ac.uk/92063/ 🧵(2/3)
📢📗CEP cited extensively in @houseofcommons.parliament.uk new report on Workforce Planning for Clean Energy: publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm... Report also references oral evidence from our Senior Research Fellow, Dr Calvillo, and the consultation response from @edrc-uk.bsky.social 🧵(1/3)
#BUDGET2025 - Today is Budget day, but also National Fuel Poverty Awareness Day🗓️💷 Our PhD student Megan Scherrer writes about her work with @edrc-uk.bsky.social and @energy-action-scot.bsky.social 📢Read the full blog here👇🔗 www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/c... Image: Arthur Lambillotte Unsplash
A pleasure to welcome colleagues from Leibniz University Hannover through the @royalsoced.bsky.social RSE Scotland–Lower Saxony Research and Innovation Scheme. We’ve discussed a potential Scotland–Germany collaboration on hydrogen and CO₂ trade, including the policy landscape and technologies.
Can Scotland still achieve net zero by 2045? ⏳ Find out CEP's verdict in our new Insight Brief: 📕 👉 🔗 doi.org/10.17868/str... 👈 We launched the brief last week at our panel discussion in The Scottish Parliament.
🌐 As #COP30 continues... David Drabble (CEP Knowledge Exchange Fellow) calls for action based on evidence based policies to reach a #JustTransition. 📰 Read the full news story here 👉 🔗https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/centreforenergypolicy/newsblogs/2025/cop30justtransition-news/ 👈