New 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...

To put this another way, the total tonnage of critical minerals needed for a global clean tech transition is less than ONE YEAR of fossil fuel mining

This doesn't make local engagement any less important. But there's a lot less environmental destruction on the horizon if we can reach it

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Green techs are lower carbon than cars, boilers power plants etc but they are also CONSIDERABLY less resource intensive

The annual demand in tonnes for critical minerals needed for green tech is OVER 500 TIMES lower than for coal, oil and gas

www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/mining-low...

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Interesting 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...

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

After 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 👇

Extending 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...

New 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.

🏭 | 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...

Unless 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...

🩺 | 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...

It smacks of a manager who's putting his reputation ahead of the team's needs. If he was putting the team first he'd have risked losing with a total second or third team. Instead we went in with a half and half to avoid embarrassment and lost anyway.

🤖 | 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...

📢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...

📻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

££££: 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

🇬🇧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

A 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