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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.

Twitter
@joshemden
Email
j.emden@ippr.org

More from this author:

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  1. 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.
    7 May 2025
  2. 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.
    12 December 2024
  3. 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…
    16 October 2024
  4. The heatwave: Unlocking the economic potential of UK heat pump manufacturing

    Heat pump manufacturing is a strategic priority for the UK economy.
    11 October 2024
  5. Plugged in: Accelerating the electrification of road transport

    The new government has been elected with a mandate to deliver ambitious climate action.
    22 August 2024
  6. Many windmills against the horizon

    A second wind: Maximising the economic opportunity for UK wind manufacturing

    In terms of offshore wind capacity, the UK is second in the world only to China. Yet in the next seven years, the UK must install triple the amount of offshore wind compared to the past 14 years.
    7 June 2024

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