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You are here Research Renewing the UK’s energy mix

Renewing the UK’s energy mix Current

business and industry , energy , environment , sustainability

 

 

Britain is committed to reducing carbon emissions from the energy sector to close to zero by 2050.

By 2050, the three sources of UK electricity are likely to be renewables (in particular onshore and offshore wind farms); coal, biomass or gas-fired power stations fitted with CCS technology; and nuclear power. In making this transition, the UK needs to ensure that security of supply is maintained as demand increases. This means a greater reliance on gas over the next decade. IPPR’s programme of work will examine the economic benefits of individual technologies, grid management to cope with a new range of technologies, and the role that innovation can play in making Britain a home to low carbon technologies in the energy sector.

 
 

Key contact

Clare McNeil

Clare McNeil, Senior Research Fellow


 
 

Publications

Draft Energy Bill: IPPR submission to the energy and climate change committee

Author(s) : Reg Platt, Will Straw - 19 Jun 2012

Hot Air: The carbon price floor in the UK

Author(s) : Dominic Maxwell - 28 Jun 2011

 

In the news

Senior Lib Dems to join cross-party rebellion on decarbonisation targets

The Guardian - 04 Mar 2013

'Unworkable' electricity market reforms

BusinessGreen.com - 23 Jul 2012

 

Articles

We need to frack, but we need wind power too

Author(s) : Will Straw - 14 May 2013

Energy Bill: Will the coalition split like an atom?

Author(s) : Clare McNeil - 05 Mar 2013

Wind power offers too much to ignore

Author(s) : Reg Platt - 16 Jan 2013

Cross-party amendment to decarbonise power by 2030 needed to stop Osborne

Author(s) : Will Straw - 29 Nov 2012

Danny Alexander picks an important fight with Osborne

Author(s) : Reg Platt - 15 Aug 2012

Tim Yeo is right to challenge Osborne's anti-green agenda

Author(s) : Will Straw - 23 Jul 2012

Has the ‘greenest government ever’ given up on carbon budgets?

Author(s) : Reg Platt - 23 May 2012