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Clean energy superpower – and climate action kryptonite

Prof Matthew Paterson By Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Energy and Environment, Environment Posted:

The government have identified climate action as a core mission set out in their manifesto. Framing this in terms of Britain becoming a ‘clean energy superpower’ has generated considerable initiative around renewed climate action, but in this article, Professor Matthew Paterson outlines how this approach creates policy gaps – and potential political problems. Labour has […]

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Policy responses for the breakdown in climate consensus

Paul Tobin headshotProf Matthew Paterson By and Filed Under: Energy and Environment Posted:

From 2021 onwards, there has been a ‘climate consensus breakdown’ – and a backlash against net zero. This backlash has changed the nature of Conservative-Labour competition around climate change, from one focused around policy performance, to one questioning how ambitious and rapid UK climate policy should be. The two biggest parties also faced electoral competition […]

Freedom energy: minimising geopolitical risks to reach net zero

Prof Matthew Paterson By Filed Under: Energy and Environment, Environment, Renewables, Science and Technology Posted:

Geopolitical dynamics are crucial to our thinking about the future of energy and the pursuit of net zero. In this article from our publication On Resilience, Professor Matthew Paterson explores the complexity of alternatives to fossil fuels, the impact of renewables on our energy security, and how policymakers can reduce exposure to the geopolitical risks of the […]

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The energy strategy: missed opportunities, false solutions, better ways forward

Prof Matthew Paterson By Filed Under: British Politics, Energy and Environment Posted:

The government’s ‘British Energy Security Strategy’ released on the 7th April 2022 has raised more questions than answers for those in interested in energy policy. While it claims to offer solutions to the dual problems of rising energy prices and threats to natural gas supplies, it adopts an outdated method that runs conversely to net […]

Gilets jaunes, Extinction Rebellion and neoliberal climate policy

Prof Matthew Paterson By Filed Under: Digital Futures, Energy and Environment, Europe Posted:

#SDG Two protest movements erupted in the UK and France on November 17th, with apparently opposite logics. Here, Matthew Paterson, Professor of International Politics in the School of Social Sciences, argues that both movements are a result of the way carbon pricing is been both regressive socially and woefully inadequate in climate terms. This centre […]

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