Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialNick Garland @npjgarland.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Really excited to be relaunching Progressive Review, @ippr.org's journal of politics, ideas and public policy, with a new editorial team + advisory board: 14115
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialInstitute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 22/07/2026Cutting VAT on energy bills is welcome. It will ease pressure on households & make heat pumps & electric vehicles cheaper to run. But it must be the start. Gov should shift policy costs into taxation & speed up solar, batteries & clean transport. 📻 @joshemden.bsky.social on Sky News 👇 062
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialMaya SH @msingerhobbs.bsky.social · 03/07/2026It's hard to take this in good faith when people across the sector have been making these arguments for years and been shouted down as being NIMBYs 🙃 174
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialInstitute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 01/06/2026Up to 8 million jobs in the UK are exposed to AI. But a jobs apocalypse is not inevitable. A new generation of workers' rights can protect workers and ensure everyone benefits from this new technology. @josephevans.bsky.social explains 👇 0126
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialSam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Capping prices in a supply shock? Wouldn't this just pretend that we have as much oil and gas available as before Iran? Price caps can work in supply shocks when they're designed well 🧵1/9 1811
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialSam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 16/03/2026New paper from @sofiejenkinson.bsky.social & me on the political threat and opportunity of climate adaptation Progressives have ignored the need to protect people from extreme weather - and that leaves an opening for the populist right. 🧵 @ippr.org www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...thetimes.comSolar panels and flood barriers: is this how Labour can stop Reform?A think tank close to Sir Keir Starmer warns that failing to tackle the immediate effects of climate change risks losing ground to the right 11013
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialSam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Not only are these shocks coming at pace. But it is depressing that four years on from the last we have done literally to materially change our options to respond 🧵 186
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialSam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 02/03/2026UK - heading for another energy induced CoL shock? Maybe but not huge 🤞 1) It's at the moment an oil price issue not yet gas. We'll pay more at the pump. ~2/3 of UK oil comes from US/Norway, more expensive but not threatened. 2) Gas prices don't really track oil. 40% of UK gas is imported... 2117
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialSam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 10/02/20261.3GW onshore wind from a standing start is great, a new record. Only 2 of those are in england, after the effective ban was removed you'll expect that pipeline to grow rapidly over the next few rounds - still capable of coming online before 2030 (unlike offshore which takes longer to build) 183
joshemden.bsky.social @joshemden.bsky.social · 14/01/2026More from Claire Coutinho today on the other platform, comparing offshore wind results today to gas running costs, ignoring soaring gas construction costs...and we have to build something In fact, from gov stats today: New offshore wind: £95/MWh New gas: £109 to ~£145/MWh gov.uk/government/p...gov.uk 253
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialSam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 14/01/2026AR7 offshore wind results out. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696686... 8.5GW is top of end of what I was expecting and probably right on the line between waiting for costs to (maybe) fall and the supply chain needing certainty. Price of £91mwh is besides what critics will say - good valueassets.publishing.service.gov.uk 284
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialSam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 26/11/2025ENERGY BILLS! Paying for the renewables obligation brings the UK in line with other countries. Early investments in renewables were innovation spending, strange and unfair to get consumers to pay for that. 11312
joshemden.bsky.social @joshemden.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Details important, but North Sea Jobs Service could be a big win for unions and workers in oil and gas industry, who have been clear they want a path out of the industry One of our @ippr.org key policy asks too Language of 'end-to-end support' particularly welcome www.ippr.org/articles/ski...ippr.orgSkills passports: An essential part of a fair transition | IPPRDeclining North Sea reserves and low international oil prices, not net zero policies, are largely responsible for current job losses in oil and gas, but th 064
joshemden.bsky.social @joshemden.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Cut of £150 to energy bills is welcome start, particularly taking Renewable Obligation off bills, but scrapping ECO is a concern. It had huge problems, was very inefficient, but biggest scheme for insulation. Replacing ECO with £1.5 billion for one year is a real 'prove it' challenge from Treasury 000
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialMaya SH @msingerhobbs.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Quick skim through the budget - some small tidbits on housing (beyond the tax stuff) 👥Funding for extra capacity in the planning system - should help process planning applications & get decisions made faster 1/2 102
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialSam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 29/10/2025*New Carbon Budget Plan is out (ish)* WS if not gov.uk Inheritance isn't an excuse but this is a good example over the new government picking not only a failed plan but a lack of progress on key metrics specifically homes, transport and industry questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat... 132
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialSam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 23/09/2025New piece from me on the @ippr.org blog - on how the politics of October's 6th Carbon Delivery Plan look very different to before www.ippr.org/articles/six...ippr.orgThe sixth carbon budget: The first without consensus | IPPRIt was initiated by Labour, and built on by the Conservatives, with the SNP, Greens and Lib Dems pushing only to go faster. This drove cross-party agreemen 134
joshemden.bsky.social @joshemden.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Interesting article from @ionewells.bsky.social over the weekend, genuine local engagement should always be a requirement of any mining project But there's also a major question missing - what is this replacing? This leads to one of my favourite stats ever... (1/3) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukThe rise of green tech is feeding another environmental crisisThe world's race to decarbonise has led to the rise of electric cars - and with it, soaring demand for lithium, which is required for the batteries 131
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialInstitute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 23/06/2025After 15 years of chop and change, today's industrial strategy is a real turning point for the UK economy. Business finally has the certainty it needs to invest — especially in the green industries of the future. 📻 #ICYMI: @rachaelhenry.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk 👇 042
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialInstitute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 04/06/2025Extending Free School Meals to everyone on Universal Credit would lift 100,000 children out of poverty, saving families £448 per year per child. 📚 Our report out today sets out a long-term plan to reduce child poverty: www.ippr.org/articles/get... 34821
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialSam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 09/05/2025New piece by @rachaelhenry.bsky.social & I for the IPPR blog. The industrial strategy just got harder lets be honest. Tariffs, economic downturn are threatening existing industries at a time govt is trying to reshape or build new ones. They're being pulled in two directions. 4159
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialInstitute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 07/05/2025🏭 | NEW REPORT: Without urgent action, there will be no operational nuclear power plants in the North by 2030. Our new paper sets out a plan to preserve professions, pride and power. www.ippr.org/articles/nuc... 161
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialInstitute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 07/05/2025Unless new projects are swiftly announced, there will be no operational nuclear power plants in the north of England by 2030 - ending a proud tradition that began with the opening of Calder Hall at Windscale in Cumbria in 1956. Find out more here: www.ippr.org/articles/nuc... 172
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialInstitute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 15/04/2025🩺 | NEW REPORT: Building an NHS fit for the future is a life-or-death challenge. A new IPPR report outlines three key reforms that could save £21bn annually and keep NHS spending sustainable. www.ippr.org/articles/ref... 0810
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialInstitute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 09/04/2025🤖 | NEW REPORT: Realising the benefits of AI takes more than just speeding up deployment. A first-of-its-kind database of 3,256 AI firms in the UK reveals what these companies are doing — and, crucially, where the gaps are. Read here: www.ippr.org/articles/the... 093
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialIPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 12/12/2024📢NEW REPORT: Everything Everywhere All At Once📢 ➡️95% of onshore wind projects in pipeline are in devolved nations ➡️A four-nations approach is needed for the UK government to meet its 2030 clean energy targets By @joshemden.bsky.social and @davehawkey.bsky.social⤵️ www.ippr.org/articles/eve...ippr.orgEverything everywhere, all at once: The need for a four nations approach to accelerate wind deployment in the UK | IPPRThis is a challenge that crosses borders and needs devolved and reserved powers to all pull in the same direction. In this report, we explore existing inte 1127
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialIPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 12/12/2024📻Different parts of policy and regulation across devolved and reserved powers should work together as a well-oiled machine in the development of wind projects. @davehawkey.bsky.social speaks on BBC Radio Scotland about his brand new report with @joshemden.bsky.social #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy 063
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 05/12/2024££££: UK drivers can save as much as £1,000 a year with an EV According to CrowdCharge, average home EV charging costs are half those of a petrol car or a third with smart charging And they can save nearly £1,000 a year by using their EV as a "vehicle-to-grid" (V2G) battery 84016
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialGeorge Dibb @georgedibb.bsky.social · 11/10/2024🇬🇧The UK needs an industrial strategy for heat pumps 🔥We have Europe's largest manufacturing sector for gas boilers which are being phased out employing 6k people 🏭But only the 12th largest sector making the technologically similar heat pumps, the industry of the future 11612
Reposted by @joshemden.bsky.socialStephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 30/10/2024A quick 🧵 on #budget2024 implications for transport In sum: this was a ‘steady as she goes’ budget that saves up many of the big investment decisions until next year. The future of motoring taxes should be addressed then too - we need a long term fix for the political reluctance to raise fuel duty 1277
