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The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) is a non-profit initiative that supports informed debate on energy and climate issues. BlueSky: @eciu.net
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⚠️ UK ‘𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱’ for future energy crisis. Findings from the Energy Crisis Commission's review of evidence, to which ECIU served as Secretariat.
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨.'Get it done': poll shows UK public in favour of net zero. 7️⃣0️⃣% of Brits support 🇬🇧 target of becoming #NetZero by 2050. 1️⃣8️⃣ % oppose the target. @focaldataHQ & ECIU polling.
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NIMBY no more: Brits becoming IMBYs on #renewable #energy. Poll shows majority of all voters would support an expansion of #NetZero wind farms, even in their local area. @38degrees @JLPartnersPolls Full polling data>>
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UK has had very effective #EnergyEfficiency schemes in the past. In 2012 over 2m items of insulation installed. This has dropped by 90% due to policy change. ECIU's @SimonCMcG 💬 @SkyNews about #EnergyStrategy.
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If all 🇬🇧 homes in #EnergyEfficiency EPC band D are upgraded to band C. UK’s total:.📍 gas demand would be ✂️ ⬇️ 7%.📍 net imports by ✂️ ⬇️ 15%. Impact would be larger than the effect of opening 6 new oil & gas fields in the North Sea. 🔎 ECIU briefing>>
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Net zero policies supported by voters switching from Conservatives to Labour or the Lib Dems at the polls 🧵. In an election where energy security was key issue, UK public come down on the side of renewables.
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🚨 Homes that are insulated could save £6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ on their bills 🚨 . In addition to cutting #EnergyBills for UK homes, £2,500 price freeze means every pound invested by Treasury in insulation will effectively be paid back by early 2025. Full analysis here
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📍New offshore wind farms generate electricity much more cheaply than gas power stations. 📍A moratorium on new North Sea gas would = 1️⃣ wind farm to replace equivalent gas. 📍54% Brits want tax ✂️ for renewables not new oil & gas drilling - new polling.
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Prince William will return to New York to promote Earthshot Prize. The summit will convene the Earthshot finalists and previous winners with global business leaders, philanthropists and activists. @indiamctaggart in @Telegraph .
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#HeatPumps: the facts. Myth-busting data on the home heating tech. ♨️ 3x more energy efficient than gas boilers. 💨 No air pollution. ❄️ Work in cold weather - just ask heat pump mega-fans Norway, Finland, and France. 🔎 Find out more>>
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PM’s net zero changes could cost households up to £8bn in higher bills over the next decade. If gas demand remains high across the economy, UK could pay an extra £150bn over 10 years to overseas gas producers. Full comment and analysis >>
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Would UK save £30bn a year by scrapping net zero?. No, it would have negative consequences for investment in UK. @EnergyUKcomms has found that £6⃣2⃣BILLION investment between now and 2030 could be at risk from a lack of policy stability and economic uncertainty.
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"#EnergyEfficiency measures *permanently* ⬇️ bills. "They're not just a quick-fix; they actually save households money year after year. Payback also shorter given how much #GasPrices have shot ⬆️ ". ECIU's @SepiGM 🗣️ @BenChu_ on @BBCNewsnight .
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.@OctopusEnergy launches #HeatPump as cheap as a gas boiler. Most consumers are expected to end up paying between £3,000 and £3,500, depending home size. That's roughly equiv to a typical gas boiler – and cheaper in some cases. @mattotele
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A visual alternative to the 1170 pages of the @IPCC_CH's Special Report on the #Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing #Climate or its 45-page SPM. Here's everything you need to know about #SROCC on a one-page graphic. ➡️ @KHayhoe @ProfMarkMaslin @meredith_mmm
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🚨 NEW polling: what did voters think about #climate and #NetZero?. 76% of those who intended to vote support the UK’s net zero target, acc to polling by @focaldataHQ for ECIU. 🧵 more #LocalElection2023 findings
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The #COP27 debrief: what are the outcomes?. 🗓️ Zoom, MONDAY 21 Nov 🗓️. What's been achieved? What happens next? What now for the UK?. Insights from a fantastic panel 👇 . @BerniceWLee.@emilyshuckburgh.@SepiGM.@_richardblack.@gredmond76. ✍️ Sign up ➡️
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UK food bills already ⬆️ £407 per household in 2022 due to #climate change & #gasprices . What solutions exist to help farmers & ⬇️ #FoddPrices?. 🌱 #NetZero food system: ⬆️ #renewables & rewarding farmers for measures like ⬆️ hedgerows and trees.
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UK trade statistics show that in 2022 16% of our food imports (£7.9 bn) - came directly from nations with low climate-readiness. Items we cannot grow in 🇬🇧: tea, coffee, sugar, soya beans, and rice. New analysis>>
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Households with:.🚗 #ElectricCars.♨️ #HeatPumps.🌡️ #EnergyEfficiency .save £1,180 on their annual bills compared to #gas & #FossilFuel powered households. 🔎 *NEW* ECIU analysis
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Leaders debate: Net zero key facts 🧵. UK's over-reliance on gas has led to record energy bills, and they are set to ⬆️ again in 2024 acc @CornwallInsight. More 🇬🇧 renewables = ⬇️ reduce price volatility. Insulating homes = ⬇️ bills permanently.
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🚨 New polling shows more UK public support petrol/diesel phase out than oppose. ECIU's @colinwalker79: "Choice for government: get on board & profit from these new technologies, or sit back and watch others take lead – at expense to 🇬🇧 economy and jobs".
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What's the scale of the #NetZero economy in the UK?. New analysis commissioned by ECIU, carried out by @CBI_Economics + @TheDataCity show data for:. 💷 added £ from net zero businesses.💼 net zero jobs. in every consituency (new boundaries).
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World’s largest solar farm goes online, powering 160,000 Californian homes http://t.co/Ng9GMiYE8J
@DailyMailUK
http://t.co/26y21yDHCJ.
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How is 🇬🇧 doing in transition to #NetZero?. @theCCCuk publishes its annual progress report tomorrow, and our land analyst @tommlancaster has done some new analysis to see how (spoiler) off-track we are. 🧵.
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Almost half of MPs (47%) *thought* their constituents would oppose a new onshore wind farm in their area. 71% of the public support new onshore wind farms in their local area.
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Wind turbines are UK's biggest electricity source for first time. Britain’s electricity in the first quarter of 2023:. 📍 onshore and offshore wind turbines generated 32.5%. 📍 gas generated 31.7%. @emilygosden @adamvaughan_uk
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Gas burden on bills ⬆️ to £2,300 in new Ofgem #PriceCap. 📈 Gas has added at least £2,300 per home, around 95% of total. 📈 Gas expected to be adding £3,000 to bills in next 12 months, after further predicted price ⬆️. ECIU's @jessralston2 on #EnergyCrisis
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#EnergyCrisis: New undersea cable to power 7m UK homes. Energy firm will build a 3,800km long pipeline which will harness massive amounts of #solar energy coming from Morocco.
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In Germany, #nuclear power stations continue to be shut down. Its remaining three plants are due to close this year. Energy expert @MLiebreich calls the decades-old plan 'absurd' and a 'climate crime' via @Telegraph.
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Is continued investment in North Sea oil necessary to ensure UK security of #energy supply?. @energygovuk data suggests not. Most of UK's domestic oil production is exported. Source: ECIU latest on energy insecurity >>
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#HeatPumps: the facts. An evidence-based summary of key info you need to know about the #NetZero home heating technology. For more info >>
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Why is 🇬🇧 public confused about electric vehicles?. New polling shows majority of Brits:. ❌ think petrol phase out sooner than reality. ❌ Mistakenly believe petrol cars cheaper to run. ❌ Underestimate no. drivers w/ access to off-street parking.
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Energy price crisis triggers seven-year high in #solar panel installations as homeowners look to save hundreds. More capacity was fitted to residential rooftops in the first six months of this year than all of last year. @MadeleineCuff.
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Want to ‘buy 🇬🇧 British’ energy for for heating?. By 2030, w/ renewable roll outs, heat pumps will use:. 📍 55% LESS imported energy than today.📍 1/6 the imported energy of a gas boiler. 🧵.
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53% of the world’s GDP is now generated in nations, regions and cities that have an actual or aspiration #netzero target #racetozero
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UK government faces fresh legal action over #climate strategy. Campaign groups inc @friends_earth @GoodLawProject @ClientEarth filed 3 separate claims at High Court over Sunak government’s so-called Green Day plan. @AttractaMooney @JEPickard
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Heat pumps 2x as efficient as fossil fuel systems in cold weather, @uniofOxford @RegAssistProj study finds. Doubts about whether heat pumps work well in subzero conditions shown to be unfounded, say researchers. @fionaharvey
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🚨 Essential #G7 & #COP27 pre-watch 🚨 . Who are key players? What next for progress to COP27 on issues like #ClimateFinance to food to #NetZero #energy? . Interviews with👇🏼 .📺 @rkyte365 @FletcherSchool.📺 @_richardblack .📺 @edwardleodavey @folucoalition.
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Bristol North West MP & @CommonsBEIS chair @darrenpjones #ECIUTalks to @SepiGM: . To make green jobs = real opportunity 👇. ⬆️ Pace of delivery of #netzero transition. 👩🏭 Accessible advice for workers in high-carbon jobs.
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Bill for new North Sea oil licences branded ‘#climate change denier’s charter’. Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb @GreenJennyJones accused the Government of being influenced by the oil and gas industry via donations to the Conservative Party. @Abbie_Llewelyn
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.@ProfBrianCox hits out at BBC for inviting climate change denier on Radio 4 by @horton_official.
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Norwegian inventors' offshore 'Windcatcher' stacks wind turbines taller than the Eiffel Tower and could power 80,000 homes with renewable power @DailyMail
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Electricity bills are rising less than gas bills. Why?. Because gas power stations generate only part of our electricity: cheaper renewables are insulating us from the #gasprice spike. *NEW* ECIU insight breaking down the #data behind the price rises https://bit.ly/3tkk0CF.
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UK #NetZero economy worth more than £70 billion. 📈 840,000 jobs supported by almost 20,000 net zero businesses. New ECIU @CBI_Economics @TheDataCity analysis shows top 20 🇬🇧 net zero hot spots across UK from Tyneside to Merseyside, Shetland to Kent.
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Election poll: voters for all parties committed to net zero. Support for the target easily outweighed opposition among voters of every party, including Reform UK.
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Poland & Estonia among states beating UK at #HeatPumps. Heat pumps have already replaced approx. 1/5 of boilers in Europe . If UK had installed same no. of heat pumps as Estonia:.♨️ gas use would be 34% ⬇️ .♨️ gas imports ⬇️ 19%. H/T graph @helloheatpumps
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Lord Michael Howard on crises & risks created by #climatechange: . "If we continue to have extreme climatic conditions, it will lead to conflict, & flows of refugees on scale that would dwarf what we’re seeing at the moment. That’s not good for anyone" .
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#OnThisDay, one year ago, the @IPCC_CH published its Special Report on the #ParisAgreement 1.5ºC temperature target, which has transformed scientific, political and societal discourse on #ClimateChange
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Dutch government to slash coal use, cut energy waste and restore nature after seminal court judgement @jonathanwatts
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Beyond the binary 'success' or 'failure', new insight ➡️ #COP26 @gredmond76 on the Glasgow Climate Pact:. 💡 Sector deals.🤝New alliances.⏩ Acceleration.📉 #Netzero action.💲 Finance gap.📖 3 areas of ‘Paris rulebook’ now in place.⏫ Urgency & momentum.
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Do the British public support or oppose #NetZero policies?. Recent survey data shows that 73% of Britons support the UK’s #NetZeroCarbon target, & key policies to implement it. Full polling results & insight >>
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“Whether Mark believes in science or not, this is an economic reality. 136 nations 🌍 & 19 of #G20 have #NetZero targets - prosperity means getting ahead of this curve” . 💬 ECIU's @SepiGM tells @TrevorPTweets on @SkyNews #CommonGround
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#OnshoreWind has positive impact on #energy security and does not affect UK food security - ECIU analysis. Turbines stand on only around 1% of wind farm footprint, leaving 99% of the area free for farming, nature and wildlife.
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Engineers in three-year push to develop entirely recyclable wind turbines blades @amit_malewar @Inceptive_Mind
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New houses will have #HeatPumps as standard, says Redrow. Redrow’s shift comes amid growing pressure to ditch gas boilers. @Riya_Makwana
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'Get it done': poll shows UK public in favour of net zero. 7️⃣0️⃣% of Brits support 🇬🇧 target of becoming #NetZero by 2050. 1️⃣8️⃣ % oppose the target. @focaldataHQ & ECIU polling.
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Gas imports could be halved in 10 years if UK matched Finland on #HeatPumps. How many MORE heat pumps are sold across different European countries compared to UK?. 🇵🇱 Poland 6️⃣❎ .🇨🇿 Czechia 5️⃣❎ .🇸🇰 Slovakia 3️⃣❎ .🇳🇴 Norway 3️⃣3️⃣❎.🇫🇮 Finland 4️⃣0️⃣❎ .
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Basic loft and wall insulation could ⬇️ household gas demand by up to 1/5, helping secure UK #energy supply. Reaching Gov target for all homes of #EnergyEfficiency band C could also ⬇️ total amount paid for gas in av. home by £1,944 by start of 2030.
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#COP26: A visual guide. @johnlangab puts COP26 in its wider context and provides a visual explanation of what a COP is, who attends it and why this one matters. See the guide here
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£2️⃣,9️⃣9️⃣9️⃣ . Starting cost of a #HeatPump in England and Wales . Lower upfront cost as @BritishGas triggers price war, coupled with a raft of government incentives to drive down #energy cost, #climate emissions, and air pollution. @MailOnline
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ECIU's @_richardblack 40-sec vid on #ClimateFinance at #COP26Glasgow:. 1️⃣ Rich countries 'go first' - agreed principles since UN Conv. in 1992.2️⃣ #Finance and #NetZero targets reflect different stages of development.3️⃣ UK/EU emit more, per capita, than lower-income nations.
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General Motors’ chief signals “all-out pursuit of global leadership” on electric cars @benklayman @Reuters
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🚨 ECIU webinar vid: COP26 post-match analysis NOW AVAILABLE 🚨 . @_richardblack, @SepiGM , @AmberRuddUK, @ELPinchbeck & @ChiefExecCCC unpack:.📍 Glasgow climate summit agreements.📍 what it means for 🌎 &🇬🇧 .📍 what happens next?. Watch it here>>
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Norway dismantles gas-fired power plant after just five years in operation, as renewables undercut cost @cleantechnica
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How to prevent UK continuing to be vulnerable to future energy crises?. ⏩ faster transition to renewables, w/ adequate storage back up. ⬆️ home energy insulation. 🎯 more efficient, targeted energy support system. Energy Commission Chair Rt Hon David Laws explains on
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Government announcement on ‘green levies’. Firstly: ⬆️ cost of gas = ⬆️ cost of UK energy bills. 'green levies' ARE NOT cause of energy bill price rises. 🧵.
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‘Green steel’ guru Sanjeev Gupta challenges coal generation with renewables+storage bid @renew_economy
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Rethinking 🇬🇧 public opinion on #renewable onshore wind #energy. Poll shows:. 📍43% of MPs believe more people in constituency would oppose a new onshore wind farm .(64% Con / 20% Lab). 📍77% of UK voters say they would support one .(73% Con / 84% Lab).
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2️⃣0️⃣% more foreign gas could be required if Clean Heat Market Mechanism scrapped. @CitizensAdvice: scrapping CHMM would ‘hurt’ consumers. Fossil fuel boiler manufacturers ignoring CHMM may = gas demand in 2035 over 70TWh higher than it could have been. 🧵.
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U.S. rejoins #ParisClimateAgreement just 107 days after it left as Biden continues to reverse Trump's legacy @DailyMailUK @AP
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News: ECIU says farewell to its Director and founder, @_richardblack. Richard will continue to work with ECIU as Senior Associate until the #COP26 climate summit in November 2021. He will be replaced as Director by current Deputy Director Peter Chalkley:
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When only Conservative voters asked, net zero support ↑. 7️⃣3️⃣% supportive. 1️⃣9️⃣% opposed
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YouTube is taking steps to fight back against climate change deniers – with a ‘fact-checking box’ which will appear under videos on the subject
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