Joshua Emden

Senior research fellow

Josh’s work at IPPR focusses on developing just transition policy across all sectors of the economy. He is the programme lead for heat decarbonisation, industrial decarbonisation and green jobs and skills.

Josh has previously worked on renewable generation, energy networks and systems and implementation strategies that include devolved and local governance.

He is a regular commentator on climate, energy and just transition policy appearing on national news and radio including BBC News, Sky News and LBC. He has also written on the subject for Huffington Post, Red Box, Business Green and Energy Monitor, among others.

Josh holds an MSc with distinction in environmental technology from Imperial College London and a BA in classics from the University of Cambridge.

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  1. A beautiful sunset in the Scottish highlands with renewable energy wind turbines far into the horizon

    Skills passports: An essential part of a fair transition

    This month, government will publish its Clean Energy Workforce Strategy. This plan covers two aims. First, filling the growing demand for skills in clean energy industries is essential to keep on track to reach the government’s clean power…
  2. Sizewell B nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast in England.

    Nuclear enrichment: Building a stable and effective nuclear workforce

    The government has talked a good game on the future of nuclear generation.
  3. Wind turbines near the Scottish borders on a sunny day

    Everything everywhere, all at once: The need for a four nations approach to accelerate wind deployment in the UK

    The UK is a world leader in wind deployment and has some of the most ambitious future wind capacity targets in the world, aiming for clean power by 2030.

  4. The long and short of it: Balancing short-term fixes and fixing the foundations

    In this issue, we set out the challenges the Labour government is likely to face on the road ahead, how it might set about balancing short-term delivery with longer-term fixes to the foundations, and what lessons it can learn from…

  5. The heatwave: Unlocking the economic potential of UK heat pump manufacturing

    Heat pump manufacturing is a strategic priority for the UK economy.

  6. Plugged in: Accelerating the electrification of road transport

    The new government has been elected with a mandate to deliver ambitious climate action.