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Policy Paper
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
Research
Gas price spike to add £29 billion to UK electricity bills next year
Ember forecasts an extraordinary increase in electricity prices when compared to government projections.
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United Kingdom
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Europe
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Gas
9 October 2021
Research
UK biomass emits more CO2 than coal
Analysis by Ember finds that burning wood is the electricity sector’s second largest CO2 emitter after fossil gas.
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United Kingdom
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Europe
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Bioenergy
8 October 2021
Policy Paper
Response to National Grid’s FES2022 call for evidence
The assumption that burning biomass is carbon neutral and that the addition of CCS means that BECCS generates negative emissions is highly problematic.
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United Kingdom
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Bioenergy
28 September 2021
Commentary
British public and businesses back clean power 2035
British public and businesses back clean power 2035. Fuel poverty and the climate crisis are worsened by the UK’s reliance on fossil gas power.
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Europe
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United Kingdom
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G7
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G20
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Gas
24 September 2021
Research
Fossil gas costs drive UK electricity price increases
UK electricity prices have tripled in the last year, with 86% of this caused by the soaring costs of fossil gas imports.
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United Kingdom
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Europe
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Gas
21 September 2021
Research
The UK Clean Power Plan
Comparative analysis by Ember shows that a UK gas phase-out in the power sector is possible by 2035 or before.
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United Kingdom
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Europe
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Gas
17 September 2021
