The photos from Friday 4th October showed the Prime Minister smiling, the Energy Secretary and the Chancellor smiling, and in the background some fossil fuel executives smiling, all in front of some impressive pipework representing...Read more
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– Sam Stephenson – 21st September 2023
The Prime Minister’s announcement to cut green policies means we won’t be meeting our climate targets – sacrificing our planetary and economic health for no real benefit.
The UK is not on track to meet its current climate targets and the lack...Read more
- Professor Julian Allwood, March 2023
The most common response we receive when we present Absolute Zero to governmental or incumbent commercial audiences is “Oh, but your forecast of future energy supplies is far too low. You should be more optimistic.”
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- Professor Julian Allwood, June 2022
We had a hot week, but that’s not the problem. The Bonn Climate Conference last week prioritised financing and compensation for loss and damage, but that’s not the solution. Energy prices are high, and that’s a hint. Food prices are high and will rise...Read more
- Professor Julian Allwood, November 2021
If incumbent governments and incumbent high-emitting businesses are the main players in defining pathways to reach zero emissions, they will only consider mitigation options that are direct substitutes for the activities that cause emissions today...Read more
Plenary Lecture by Professor Julian Allwood, given at ICTP 2023, Cannes, 27th September 2023
Three years on from the publication of the groundbreaking Absolute Zero, now one of the top 10 most-downloaded documents from any UK university on record, the lead author, Professor Julian Allwood, returns to the data to ask: does UK FIRES stand by their prediction?
Absolute Zero was...Read more
Ahead of COP27, Julian Allwood responds to a proposal about “Near zero emissions” steel production in the recent IEA report “Achieving Net Zero Heavy Industry Sectors”. His letter expresses concern about the IEA’s proposal to focus on relative reductions in emissions rather than total emissions...Read more