By Priya Bhagavathy and Hannah Budnitz Online Interactive Tool The UK has a net zero target by 2050, as enshrined in law, and with transport being the largest emitting sector, accelerating electric vehicle (EV) uptake is fundamental to reaching that target. Luckily, the adoption of new technologies is rarely linear; instead, has been shown to follow an S-curve as uptake moves from tech-savvy to...
This is a cross post of the original write up in the Oxford Martin School site. Ten years since the Climate Change Act, the UK has made significant progress in reducing emissions from the power sector. Overall emissions have dropped by nearly 60 per cent on 2008 levels and, while five years ago fossil fuels contributed nearly two-thirds of the UK’s power, by August 2018 over 60 per cent was...
This is a cross post of the original write up in the Oxford Martin School site. After a minor hiccup, I reached the Goldsmiths’ centre in central London just in time to join the first interactive session of the day, launched by Nina Skorupksa and Catherine Mitchell drawing on their experiences of being women in the energy sector. The speakers shared their experience of being at the receiving end...
Proud Mom. Lead R&D Engineer at PNDC, University of Strathclyde. Oxford Martin Fellow and Oxford policy engagement network KE fellow. Interests in energy technology, policy and sustainable system. Current research areas include the decarbonisation of heat, transport and electricity and the role of hydrogen in decarbonisation.