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The UK's coal to clean journey
The UK's journey in growing out of coal and transforming its power system over the past decade.
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Europe
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G20
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G7
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OECD
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United Kingdom
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Coal
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Solar
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Wind
24 March 2023
Research
Whitehaven coal mine approval jeopardises UK’s international commitments
Analysis by Ember reveals that Cumbria’s new coal mine will emit fifteen times more methane than estimated by the developer, because they underestimated the methane risk and overstated the potential for methane mitigation.
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United Kingdom
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Coal Mine Methane
10 March 2023
Policy Response
Net Zero Review Response
Ember research shows the UK now has the opportunity to have entirely reshaped its energy system to achieve clean power by 2030.
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United Kingdom
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Wind
29 September 2022
Research
A path out of the gas crisis
New analysis shows Britain can cut gas from the power sector by the end of the decade, with huge cost savings from switching to renewables.
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United Kingdom
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Gas
23 September 2022
Research
Subsidies for Drax biomass
Drax earned £893m in government subsidies in 2021 for burning forest biomass, pushing up UK energy bills with no guarantee of reducing CO2 emissions.
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United Kingdom
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Europe
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Bioenergy
25 March 2022
Research
Fossil gas drives quadrupling of UK electricity prices
New analysis by Ember reveals that the skyrocketing price of fossil gas was responsible for 85% of the increase in UK wholesale electricity prices in 2021.
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United Kingdom
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Europe
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Gas
14 January 2022
Policy Response
Environmental Audit Committee Call for Evidence
Ember’s submission to the Environmental Audit Committee's Call for Evidence - Technological Innovations and Climate Change: Negative Emissions Technologies
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United Kingdom
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Bioenergy
28 October 2021
