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Webinar: Thursday 7th April- 1:00pm to 2:00pm
The BIEE’s Energy seminar series aims to promote discussion of broader issues of energy policy, cutting across sectoral concerns, in an independent and non-partisan environment. The seminars feature speaker presentations as well as an opportunity for audience members to participate in extended Q&A and contribute to the discussion.
The BIEE’s second webinar in 2022 will be held in partnership with UKERC and will explore the topic of Green Jobs.
Richard Hanna, Imperial College London
The meeting will be Chaired by Janet Wood, BIEE Chair
Introduction and context setting by Prof Jan Webb, UKERC Researcher, University of Edinburgh
Panellists:
Chloé Nemo Ramirez, Senior Analyst – Priority Projects, Climate Change Committee
Charles Wood, Deputy Director – Policy, Energy UK
Anna Markova, Policy officer – Industry and Climate, Trades Union Congress
Green Jobs
There have been multiple calls for investment in green jobs, skills and infrastructure to help achieve the UK’s net-zero target while supporting economic recovery from COVID-19 and a just transition away from high carbon sectors. Employment and economic benefits are often cited as part of efforts to lobby for investment in clean energy projects such as renewables, low carbon heating and energy efficiency.
This webinar hosted in conjunction with UKERC will present key findings and policy recommendations arising from UKERC’s latest project exploring low carbon energy jobs. In particular, it considers whether policy-driven expansion of low carbon energy actually creates jobs, particularly if the policies in question require subsidies that are paid for through bills or taxes.
Welcome – Chair, Janet Wood, Chair of BIEE
Setting the Scene– Prof Jan Webb, UKERC researcher, University of Edinburgh
Findings from the report – Richard Hanna, UKERC researcher, Imperial College London
Panellist responses :
- Chloé Nemo Ramirez, Senior Analyst – Priority Projects, Climate Change Committee
- Charles Wood, Deputy Director – Policy, Energy UK
- Anna Markova, Policy officer – Industry and Climate, Trades Union Congress
Audience Q&A
Closing Remarks
Speakers
Richard Hanna
Imperial College London / Research Associate
Richard Hanna
Imperial College London / Research Associate
Dr. Richard Hanna is a Research Associate at the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College London. He carries out systematic evidence reviews for the UK Energy Research Centre and specialises in topics related to energy technology innovation and low carbon heating policy. He is currently leading a review of the international evidence on net job creation in renewable energy and energy efficiency. His previous review projects have examined: (1) timescales from basic research to commercialisation of energy technologies and consumer products; (2) an international review of best practices in heat decarbonisation, with a focus on heat pump and district heating deployment; and (3) the extent to which energy scenarios and energy systems models represent disruptive / discontinuous change in energy systems.
Previously he was a Research Fellow at the University of Reading from 2013 to 2015. Contributing to the Dynamics of Energy Mobility And Demand (DEMAND) project, he conducted secondary analyses of time-use data to understand how the structure and social distribution of householder practices shape peak electricity demand. Richard completed his PhD at the University of Surrey in 2013, examining the influence of installer businesses on the rate of microgeneration uptake and on installation standards in the UK.
Chair
Janet Wood
BIEE / Chair
Janet Wood
BIEE / Chair
Janet Wood is the 2022 Chair of BIEE Council and Editor of New Power Magazine
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