Explainers: Energy and climate change
Policy measures and technological solutions that can help reduce carbon emissions from energy generation and use. These Explainers have been produced jointly by us – the Grantham Research Institute at LSE, and the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London. The Explainers are hosted on both websites.
- What is gas’s role in the energy mix in the UK and what is the Government’s strategy on gas?
- What is the polluter pays principle?
- What is the role of nuclear in the energy mix and in reducing greenhouse gas emissions?
- What are the pros and cons of onshore wind energy?
- What are current recoverable reserves of shale gas globally?