If only UKRI followed this approach with grant size - instead of 5 X £20m grants (far too big for any real coordination and therefor a lot of wasted money) let’s have 100 x £1m or 20 x £5m. It would do wonders for innovation and diversity.

We're hiring! UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources is recruiting a Lecturer in Economics and Finance of Sustainability. The successful candidate will significantly strengthen our research and teaching capacity at the intersection of sustainability, economics and finance jobs.ac.uk/job/DGI043/lec…

This row further underscores what a remarkable job John Deben did. Climate is such a complex issue, economically, philosophically, and politically, that it is almost impossible to find someone who won't be accused of bias. theguardian.com/environment/20…

NEW: UK govt forced to publish 'risk tables' showing which bits of its net-zero strategy might fail

Shows many parts are 'uncertain' + at an 'early stage'

This is part of Good Law Project Friends of the Earth legal challenge being heard at High Court this wk

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Totally agree. Evidence is piling up that this small group of like-minded people on the merry-go round of UK’s co’s/regulated/regulators/non execs do a dreadful job for UK plc and society. How people get these appts; matching honours; salaries; & what hrs they work needs scrutiny

📯Tomorrow, the Viking Link subsea power cable between the🇬🇧UK &🇩🇰Denmark, the world’s largest interconnector, will be launched.
The link would make the two European nations more interdependent. The project represents a new test for the feasibility of the energy transition
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Fantastic postdoc opportunity, working on public engagement around new geothermal seasonal heat storage technologies. Public engagement with #lowcarbon heat technologies is a critical enabler of #netzero , so huge potential for impact here!

Please circulate around your networks!

NEW blog from Patrick Devine-Wright and I as on engaging the public around the shift to more local energy systems, and the role of social science in helping us do that.

Many thanks to Academy of Social Sciences for hosting.

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I was honoured to address the #COP28 high-level opening.

As IPCC Chair I stated that the scientific community is ready to support the outcomes of #COP28 in shaping #ClimateAction based on science. But science by itself is no substitute for action.

bit.ly/IP28rmx

It is bad that unis (& academics) still take money from FF Cos. However, unis are incentivised to max income via their regulation - the research excellence framework. Govt should exclude FF money from the REF (& preferably entirely reset it). Govt is at least = responsible.

Fantastic opportunity of an EPSRC fully-funded studentships at Exeter. Please do get in touch if you would like to discuss projects relating to #energy or #decarbonisation .

Renewables ExeterUni University of Exeter University of Exeter, Cornwall UoExeterCGES ExeterGeography

exeter.ac.uk/study/pg-resea…

Gain the tools and understanding to address environmental challenges & develop solutions that take into account the impact & complexity of issues such as climate change & ecological destruction, environmental inequality & socio-ecological injustice.

➡️ exeter.ac.uk/study/gses/our…

Wonderful news. @theemilyjudson has always been a brilliant PhD student and I wish her all the best for her future career. Thanks also to iain, Rosie and the examiners

Huge congratulations to Emily Judson for successfully defending her thesis today. Her thesis is titled “Governing the GB digital energy revolution for net zero by 2050”. Big thanks to examiners Nazmiye Ozkan (@CranfieldUni), Federico Caprotti (@ExeterGeography) and Catherine Butler!

Redcar #Hydrogen heating trial update. 'On Friday, the Government reiterated that it would not progress the trial in #Redcar without community support' - but locals feel aggrieved and are turning against it. Inevitable, TBH.
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I'll be at Exeter University on November 9 (Thursday), discussing the role of universities in a time of climate crisis, with James Dyke. Tickets are free. Do please join us if you can. eventbrite.co.uk/e/george-monbi…

Pleased to announce IPCC’s call for nominations for experts for the 1st special report in #IPCC 's 7th cycle on #ClimateChange & cities.

We welcome nominations for experts from diverse backgrounds, incl. stakeholder groups. We encourage a gender balanced set of nominations.

The root problem is 1. Codes & 2. The reg. inability for direction from Ofgem or the ESO. How to sort out energy governance for long term is set out by IGov projects.exeter.ac.uk/IGov The Labour Party Ed Miliband tobiasgarnett must stop fudging and start leading (if they get the chance)

.Mike Foster⁩ is becoming increasingly deranged, now attacking DESNZ officials who cannot answer back.There is no difference between us on CHMM and importance of increasing heat pump deployment. envirotecmagazine.com/2023/09/28/con…

The ⁦International Energy Agency⁩, hardly an extreme environmental organisation, have stated that NO new oil and gas fields should be produced for the world to limit warming to 1.5C.
“Rosebank oil field given go-ahead by regulator - BBC News” bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…