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Jess Ralston

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Head of Energy at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU). Views my own.

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Jess Ralston

3 months

Is the boiler industry gas lighting you? Accused of “campaigns of misinformation” & “price gouging” by Ministers lobbying that could “hurt” customers @CitizensAdvice Do consumers need to think twice before trusting what the industry says? Let’s have a look at the evidence..🧵

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Jess Ralston

8 months

Wow. Has the Government given up on insulation altogether? This taskforce was comprised of experts in the field and costs next to nothing to run Why disband it when insulation can literally save people money on bills this winter?

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Rishi Sunak scraps home energy efficiency taskforce

The group set up to drive home insulation and boiler upgrades is a casualty of the PM's green rethink.

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Jess Ralston

11 months

We're only halfway through 2023 and renewables have already saved the UK buying & burning 92TWh of gas Equivalent to: - 7.7 million homes heating for a year🏠 - 106 LNG tankers🛳️ More British renewables (like onshore wind 👀) = less dependency on foreign gas imports

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Jess Ralston

7 months

Often get asked why new homes are built without solar, insulation etc I have no idea. No brainer as new homes cheaper to run with net zero tech Is housebuilder lobby complaining behind closed doors? What other reason is there for delay? @fionaharvey

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Delayed consultation on net zero construction ‘a blow to UK homeowners’

Government’s findings were due in spring, but delays mean housebuilders avoid green costs

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Jess Ralston

2 years

Energy package costs £60bn for just 6m. This temporarily reduces bills, but does nothing to tackle root of problem BEIS says insulating all homes could cost as little as £35bn. This reduces bills every year & improves energy secure forever What's better value for taxpayer?🤔

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Jess Ralston

10 months

V big from the Office for Budget Responsibility.... *Costs of NOT zero could be double the costs of reaching it* They find keeping relying on gas & crisis similar to today's every 10y (v possible as gas = volatile) adds 13% GDP to public debt by 2050

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Jess Ralston

2 years

*NEW* polling shows: - 83% concerned about how dependent UK is on energy imports - 77% support investing more in renewables to reduce dependence on imports - 77% also support ⬇️energy demand i.e. energy efficiency (clear majorities over alternatives)

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8 in 10 Britons are concerned about the UK's dependence on foreign countries for its energy supply

More than 8 in 10 Britons are concerned about how dependent the UK is on energy imports from other countries and the chance that supplies to homes could be interrupted.

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Jess Ralston

2 years

*NEW* poorly insulated homes (band F) paying £1,000 more for gas this winter 🥶 & average UK home (band D) paying £420 more than those with good insulation (band C) = if there's ever been a time for a widespread insulation programme, it's now. 🏡

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Jess Ralston

2 years

Excess cold in homes costs the NHS over £850m per year () BUT fixing up all poor quality homes (with proper insulation etc) would pay back in just 7 years It would mean even more unquantifiable improvements to people's lives, health & wellbeing.

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Jess Ralston

1 year

Interim findings of Govt's heat pump trial = myth busting in action😎 - Heat pumps more than 3x more efficient than gas boilers - REMAIN highly efficient in cold temps (-6C), 2.5-3x more than gas - High temp heat pumps - for less insulated homes - have similar efficiency

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Jess Ralston

6 months

Oops...UK slips in EY ranking of best countries for green investment US, Germany, France ahead Due to “diminishing of green policies” that leave "investors with reduced confidence in UK renewables”👀 No shock US leads race with Inflation Reduction Act

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Jess Ralston

9 months

So far this year, British renewables have saved the UK needing to buy & burn about 120TWh of gas That amount of gas is equivalent to: - 9.9 million homes worth of heating🏠 - gas in 136 LNG tankers🛳️ & the less gas we use, the cheaper electricity gets...

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11 months

*NEW* Labour's moratorium on North Sea drilling would affect just 30TWh of gas production in 2030👀 ...equivalent power could be generated by just one large offshore wind farm🍃 & public would rather see tax cuts for renewables (54%) than oil and gas companies (15%)

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Jess Ralston

3 months

Former Govt Minister Robert Jenrick had an article in @Telegraph last week on net zero which contains some misleading statements. A short 🧵:

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Jess Ralston

2 years

Bills predicted to reach £3360 in winter. Why? High gas prices adding over £2000 While VAT & green levies are basically unchanged at £170 and £150 Why is all the focus from PM candidates on latter two? Gas is clearly the issue & can be reduced by insulation & renewables🤔

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Jess Ralston

2 years

While decision makers scramble around trying to find how to diversify our energy supply (spoiler, it’s renewables) I can’t help but wonder why we aren’t talking more about how to reduce our gas demand A 🧵on why #EnergyEfficiency is 🔑

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Jess Ralston

1 year

*NEW* renewables overtake gas as top electricity generator this winter⚡️ How much gas has been avoided? Equivalent of... - 7.4m home's heating for whole winter🏠 - 78 LNG tankers🚢 - A quarter of gas demand for power🏭 - 8% of UK's total gas demand🔥 @ECIU_UK

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Jess Ralston

2 years

Holding back onshore wind is a v odd decision: - Costs 6x less than gas today & getting cheaper - 80% public support - INCLUDING 9 in 10 in their own postcode if means cheaper energy Also, there's a gas crisis & we're meant to be world leaders at COP🤔

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Jess Ralston

3 months

Some factual errors in yesterday's @telegraph column by Ross Clark on rumours that the Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho could be about to scrap the Clean Heat Market Mechanism. A short 🧵:

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Jess Ralston

1 year

So, the rumour is that Rosebank oil and gas field will be approved on Thursday, during 'Green' Day aka Energy Security Day aka Powering Up Britain Why this makes no sense for our energy security, economically, or environmentally ⬇️🧵

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Jess Ralston

2 years

Energy efficiency industry could insulate 500,000 homes THIS winter, saving them c.£600 each And then 1m homes PER YEAR from 2023 Via doubling funding for ECO+ Any PM would be foolish to miss this opportunity to deliver permanent energy bill reductions & boost energy security

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Jess Ralston

1 month

Pretty baffling response to our new energy security analysis in the @Telegraph this morning where we actually end up agreeing on something... 🧵

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Jess Ralston

8 days

A few potentially misleading claims in this piece on electricity imports in Monday's @thetimes Let's set the record straight... 🧵

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Jess Ralston

2 months

The UK's spent over £100bn on gas since the start of the crisis. Yikes Lots of talk about costs of decarbonising power Not much talk about the costs of maintaining the status quo

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2 months

Letter from @jessralston2 in today's @thetimes - UK Govt has spent *£100 billion* on gas since the energy crisis began, about £75 billion more than normal. Failing to build renewables and switch to heat pumps will only make us more dependent on gas imports in the years to come.

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Jess Ralston

1 year

Wow... @ECIU_UK 1st Oct-30th Dec, renewables have saved us buying & burning 56TWh of pricey gas Equivalent to: - 6.1m homes heating in winter🏠 - 64 LNG tankers🚢 - Cooking nearly 3 billion Christmas dinners🦃 savings will only grow as we build more cheap wind & solar.

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Jess Ralston

8 months

Yikes...looks like the people love net zero after all

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YouGov

8 months

Rishi Sunak's net favourability score has fallen to a new low of -45 Favourable: 23% (-3 from 30-31 Aug) Unfavourable: 68% (+1) He has now drawn almost level with the Conservative party's score of -48

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Jess Ralston

6 months

More oil and gas licenses won't help to lower energy bills & won't help reduce gas demand, which is how to get energy independence from Qatar etc Insulation WOULD reduce gas demand so boost security & help with bills. But Govt confirm scrapping private rented insulation regs🤷‍♀️

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Jess Ralston

7 months

What’s going wrong with the UK’s grid connections? Over a decade to get renewable energy schemes connected to the grid means some very unhappy developers / investors…and higher energy bills for us The PM and Labour have committed to fixing it. But how?

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Jess Ralston

1 month

Almost three-quarters (70%) of energy used by home with gas boiler & petrol car comes from foreign imports For net zero homes with heat pump & electric car, this falls to less than half (45%) Pretty obvious which is better for energy independence...

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🇬🇧 Net zero homes most ‘energy patriotic’ What difference does #NetZero make to dependence on #energy imports for typical household? 📍Gas boiler + petrol car= almost 7️⃣0️⃣% of energy from imports 📍Heat pump + electric car + insulation (to EPC C)= 4️⃣5️⃣%

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Jess Ralston

9 months

*NEW* latest Govt estimates show that in 2025... gas will be a whopping 35% MORE expensive than previously thought & renewables will be even cheaper than thought - offshore -23% - onshore -4% - solar -7% = renewables 2/3rds cheaper than gas in 2025...

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Jess Ralston

2 months

Some additional context to this @telegraph piece: - Labour ambition is 100% clean power by 2030 - Conservative ambition is 95% clean power by 2030 this is not a culture war (sorry) both Tory & Lab plans require rapid rollout of renewables & grid infrastructure.

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Jess Ralston

3 years

Net zero jobs announced in the last week: - 6200 in battery tech (Nissan, Sunderland) - 1000 in EV production (Stellantis, Cheshire) - 1000+ in offshore wind (Newcastle & Lincolnshire)

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Jess Ralston

1 year

"People's homes will be heated by British electricity, not imported gas" 👀 Potentially biggest clue yet that Govt thinks that decarbonised heating = electrification? hidden in Powering Up Britain text.

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Jess Ralston

3 months

*Net zero adds £74 BILLION GVA* to UK's economy *Growth was a whopping 9% in 2023* compared to growth of 0.1% GDP over the whole economy & key battleground constituencies 3x more likely to be net zero hotspots... New report with @CBI_Economics

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Jess Ralston

2 years

*NEW* @CambridgeEcon : Sorting out leaky homes (insulation & heat pumps) by 2030 would add - £7bn GDP - 140,000 jobs New PM and Chancellor say growth growth growth. This is an obvious boost for that, cost of living crisis & energy security = no brainer

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Energy-saving measures could boost UK economy by £7bn a year, study says

Exclusive: Green home upgrades could also create 140,000 new jobs by 2030, analysis by Cambridge Econometric finds

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Jess Ralston

9 months

It's going to be a record year for solar panels & heat pumps in UK homes‼️ As people feel the pinch of gas crisis & want to gain energy independence Shows Brits know going green = less gas = lower bills AND energy security 💫 (& despite lack of proper incentive for solar)

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ECIU

9 months

In the first 6 months of 2023: more than 120,000 certified solar panels, heat pumps and other #renewable tech installed in UK homes Highest number ever by this point in the year ECIU's @jessralston2 🗣️ >>

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Jess Ralston

10 months

Good news ⬇️🔋 The world's biggest battery storage plant, near Manchester, has been given the green light & we already have Europe's largest battery storage system, near Hull both illustrate the benefits of net zero to the UK 💵🍃

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Green light for world’s biggest battery storage plant

A proposal to build the world’s biggest battery storage project near Manchester has won planning permission. The Trafford battery energy storage system is intended to have the capacity to store just...

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Jess Ralston

3 years

This @Telegraph graphic is striking when emissions from heating go under the radar for so many people. E.g. 50% don't know gas boilers contribute to climate change & 30% think gas is 'environmentally friendly'. BUT 2 in 3 people interested in switching if costs the same 🔥🏡

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Jess Ralston

10 months

We might be lucky to escape the heatwaves & wildfires devestating Europe this year But they could still impact us - half our food is imported & half of that is from places particularly vulnerable to climate change, like fires, floods and droughts ⬇️

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News July likely to be the hottest month ever recorded - @ECIU_UK 's @jessralston2 was on the @SkyNews Breakfast sofa this morning to explain impacts overseas affect us here and #NetZero is the only way to avoid the worst impacts - because at 1.2°C we've not seen the worst yet.

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Jess Ralston

8 months

One week on from the PM's #NetZero speech, what's the impact on 🇬🇧 economy and UK PLC? 🧵 of UK businesses, consumer groups, and trade bodies railing against scrapping net zero policies 👇 Backlash from scrapping key policies on: ❌ insulation ❌ electric cars ❌ home heating

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Jess Ralston

2 years

The UK's current oil and gas exports are double last year's, and 40% higher than in 2019 Oil and gas companies sell North Sea gas to the highest bidder - therefore it doesn't stay in the UK So digging up more of it will do nothing to help with British bills

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Richard Black

2 years

THREAD: Something curious turns up in the gas statistics released this morning by government

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Jess Ralston

8 months

If what is being reported is true then this is a complete Tory meltdown on climate Desperate act for votes, jeopardising green investment and jobs Going slow on EVs, insulation and heat pumps means we need more gas What leadership?

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Sam Coates Sky

8 months

Highly unusual late evening statement from the PM about climate policy leak

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1 month

2) Kirby talks about blackouts, a classic line from people who ignore developments in grid storage & flexibility & National Grid has been clear that electrification will NOT lead to blackouts (I'd believe the literal system operator over Kirby)

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3 months

UK's gas bill now over £100bn since the start of the gas crisis 🥵 an extra £75bn has been spent on wholesale gas over the last 2.5 years as long as we rely on gas, we're subject to the prices set by geopolitically controlled markets

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Russia war anniversary – UK gas bill has now topped £100bn during gas…

Since the gas crisis began, the UK has spent an additional £75bn due to high gas prices.

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Jess Ralston

16 days

Not quite sure where to begin with this Joel Kotkin piece in the @Telegraph Questionable claims include those around "the green lobby, and their oligarchic backers” (?) but there are plenty more bizarre statements too... 🧵

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Jess Ralston

1 year

UK's heat pump target = 600k per year by 2028 UK's new homes target = 300k per year by 'mid-2020s' If government is serious about heat pump targets (like EU is...) then installing them in all new homes gets them halfway It's a no brainer. @fionaharvey

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Jess Ralston

10 months

Why does insulation in private rented sector matter? Renters spent more than three quarters of a BILLION pounds in the *first 6 months of 2023* on energy that leaked out of their walls and windows (compared to people in better insulated homes) says @CAenergypolicy 🥶

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How many landlords are being fined for failing to meet the law on minimum energy efficient standards for homes to let? In one of London's most expensive boroughs, Kensington and Chelsea, the answer is ZERO since the law took effect five years ago

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Jess Ralston

9 months

🚫heat pump myths🚫 v pleased the @Telegraph has corrected an article that claimed heat pumps could leave people without heating if there's a power cut as this is true for all central heating systems that have electric circulation pumps and/or ignition 1 myth down, more to go

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1 month

3) good to see "what happens when the wind doesn't blow?" rearing its (ugly) head as well... Funnily enough, the energy sector has thought of this @RoyalSociety finds storage to be feasible and advantageous in terms of cost and security of supply

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Jess Ralston

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1. I'm pleased Kirby agrees that relying on gas imports is not patriotic But suggesting that we should rely on North Sea O&G and FRACKING instead is pure fallacy Lancashire isn't Texas & the UK's geology is so fundamentally different from the US's that fracking is a red herring

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Jess Ralston

1 year

UK households could be paying £500 PER YEAR for foreign gas in 2035🤯 More renewables, insulating our leaky homes and moving away from gas boilers could lower this to just £10/yr Energy security & lower bills? Yes pls @SimonCMcG 's full analysis:

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Rising Gas Imports and the UK’s Balance of Trade

How gas boilers and power plants will pass thousands of pounds per household to overseas companies and governments.

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"Unless we lower our gas demand, we're just going to have to fill that gap with imports from abroad." @jessralston2 tells @KayBurley that UK households could spend £6,000 on foreign gas over the next 12 years. #KayBurley 📺 Sky 501 / YouTube

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Jess Ralston

3 years

New Gov polling shows support for net zero at some of highest levels yet: - 78% support net zero generally - 76% believe there will be better health due to net zero - 74% believe wellbeing will be better - 50% think the economy will be better

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Jess Ralston

2 months

Some more🌶️from the Minister today: “Planting misleading and false stories about heat pumps to negatively affect public support for the technologies is frankly a disgrace" & "big boiler manufacturers who fund the EUA should be ashamed of themselves.” 👀

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Jess Ralston

10 months

*NEW* Delay to private rented energy regs to cost renters £1.4bn -1 in 4 private renters in fuel poverty -1.6m kids in cold, damp or mouldy private rented homes -Slowest insulation rates in decades Sec of State, Michael Gove: delay minimum standards in private rented sector!👌

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Jess Ralston

2 years

*NEW* net zero tech could save families ~£2000 on bills this year Wiping out the amount that costly gas is adding (All opt-in = heat pump, insulation, solar and EV) AND tech ⬆️ house value, for some tech by more than the upfront cost...

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10 months

More North Sea licenses were always expected, but what do they actually mean for energy security & bills? Well... - new licenses won't produce any oil or gas for years, if at all - most come to nothing - the North Sea is a declining basin, and mostly oil, which we export

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Jess Ralston

1 year

UK: we aim to reduce energy use by 15% by 2030 EU: we reduced our gas use by 19% in 6 months. 👀 More:

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Europe slashed winter gas use amid energy crisis

European countries slashed their gas use from August to January, as unusually warm weather curbed household heating, soaring prices curtailed industrial output and governments launched emergency...

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Jess Ralston

6 months

What's going on with prices of offshore wind in the Contracts for Difference scheme? Yes, prices are up from their record lows But there's more to that than meets the eye...🧵

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Boost for offshore wind as government raises maximum prices in renewable energy auction

Maximum price that other renewables projects can receive in the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction has also been raised.

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Jess Ralston

1 year

Are MPs out of touch with their constituents? *NEW* @ECIU_UK polling suggests maybe... Just 19% of MPs think people in their constituency would support onshore wind in the local area Reality is 77% people would support it.

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Jess Ralston

2 years

*NEW* Tory members love wind power & insulation 🍃🏡 - 85% support incentives for home energy efficiency - 71% back onshore (!!) and offshore wind Next PM would do well to take note... Exclusive in Today's @Telegraph :

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- Remaining North Sea/UKCS reserves are 70% oil. Roughly 80% of UKCS oil is exported - Fracking is "unlikely ... to significantly reduce the UK’s import dependence" @UKERCHQ It's also so deeply unpopular with public & Tory MPs that it was the final nail in Truss's coffin 👀

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Jess Ralston

2 years

8.2 million homes to be in fuel poverty from October, even with £400 bill help Or ~1 in 3 homes Due to gas adding £2000 to bills Govt package helps, but getting off gas with more insulation & renewables is the only long term solution. @NEA_UKCharity

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Jess Ralston

2 months

Some *interesting* headlines in this morning's papers feels a bit like attempts to drum up a culture war where there isn't one covering a report from Aurora Energy Research commissioned by Policy Exchange (a centre-right thinktank) here are the details... 🧵

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1 year

Rooftop solar will now pay for itself in 6 years 🌞 = 19 years of free electricity from then on If you can afford the investment, why wouldn't you? But too many people can't AND we're still building new homes without them. D'oh

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19 years of free electricity from solar panel payback – analysis

Markets and global crises are driving global momentum on renewables - including rooftop solar with ever-shorter payback periods, and grid-scale solar that is cheaper than gas.

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Jess Ralston

2 years

NEW polling: - 8 in 10 are more keen to improve home energy efficiency than they were 6 months ago - 42% want to improve home's energy performance but haven't started / don't know where to begin @BusinessGreen

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Rising energy bills boost popularity of green home upgrades, survey finds

Survey highlights that households are increasingly enticed by energy efficiency improvements as their energy bills skyrocket

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Jess Ralston

2 months

What's going on with the 'boiler tax'? the so-called boiler tax was invented by the big gas boiler companies they say they need to levy an average of £110 / boiler to pay for the Government's Clean Heat Market Mechanism🧐 *the* flagship policy to drive heat pump uptake in UK.

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Jess Ralston

2 years

Just days after #COP26 : - Coal prices in US highest since 2009 - EU carbon prices reach high of €68 / tonne = markets are clearly responding to COP agreements & global shift away from fossil fuels

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Jess Ralston

3 months

2) Jenrick states: “The result [of climate targets] is a dangerous fantasy green politics... that lacks the buy-in of the public” Yet @ECIU_UK polling shows 70% of voters (73% of Tories), support our net zero target Just 18% (19% of Tories) oppose it.

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Public embarrassed by politicians that renege on climate pledges

Polling by FocalData for ECIU shows the public are supportive of the net zero target.

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Jess Ralston

2 years

Climate and the environment is now THE top issue for the public, inc. labour and tory voters, all social grades, and people aged 35+ 🌍

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Onto misleading claim 3) "the overseas generation that supplies [imported] power to Britain ... doesn’t face our carbon taxes", disadvantaging British generators This "overseas generation" faces EU carbon taxes, which are currently higher than the UK's 🤔

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...was greener/less carbon intense than domestic electricity production Aka interconnectors allow us to access cheaper AND greener electricity This isn't by coincidental - lower carbon intensity = lower power price How so? Solar and wind power are cheaper than fossil fuels 🍃

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Jess Ralston

10 months

Your reminder that the taxpayer pays upstream O&G companies (like Centrica) 91p for every £1 they spend on more UK drilling ‼️ under loophole in the Windfall Tax, despite: - more N. Sea O&G not helping with bills - heatwaves being made worse by climate change 🫠

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Emily Gosden

10 months

The record British Gas result helped parent company Centrica to an all-time-high interim profit of £2.1 billion Centrica is rewarding investors with an increased dividend & a £450 million share buyback It's also giving a more modest £50 million to help British Gas customers...

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3) Jenrick: “Labour promised to decarbonise the grid by 2030... If they were reckless enough [sic] to deliver this it would lead to power blackouts” What's the evidence? Blackout fears are unfounded; generation-related outages are vanishingly rare Scaremongering?

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Jess Ralston

2 years

more polling ( @38degrees ) shows: - 86% support government grants for improving home insulation - 64% think the government should expand the #BoilerUpgradeScheme to more than 90,000 homes public realising less gas (via efficiency & heat pumps) is obvious way out of this mess.

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Jess Ralston

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Clearest signal yet that hydrogen will have v minor role, if any at all, in home heating🔥 industry have been calling for direction so will be happy will likely stir investment into heat pumps, which are emerging as the winner for efficiency, climate, and energy security✅

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Martin Callanan

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We have decided not to progress work on a hydrogen town pilot until after 2026 decisions on the role of hydrogen for heating. Heat pumps and heat networks will be the main route to cutting household emissions for the foreseeable future.

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Jess Ralston

3 years

...now that's how you do a green homes grant! In 2020: - 600k building renovations - 280k heating replacements the UK could learn a lot from 🇩🇪 on homes

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Andreas Graf

3 years

2019 Applications - Building Renovation (326k) Applications - Heating Replacement (76k); Support Granted - €1.82 Billion 2020 Applications - Building Renovation (600k) Applications - Heating Replacement (280k); Support Granted - €8.56 Billion 2021 👇

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Jess Ralston

3 months

Applications for heat pumps under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme are up 40% on Jan 2023💫 = people are going ahead with upgrading their gas boilers despite huge lobbying from gas industry & confused Government approach to clean heat market mechanism 📈

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Adam Vaughan

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Heat pump grant applications up 40% in January at 1,973, versus Jan 2023 But still below the big spike in October that saw 3,207 applications Either way, long way from the pace needed for 600,000 heat pump installations a year by 2028

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Jess Ralston

1 year

Labour's North Sea pledge 💭 There's no black and white choice between more North Sea gas vs importing more The N. Sea is running out, whatever your policy on it. And if gas demand stays high, that means importing more. Luckily for us...

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Jess Ralston

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Huge news from the US 🇺🇸 in 2022: - Heat pump sales beat gas boilers for the first time (53% of all heating systems) - EV sales up 55% Could be IRA in action, but was only passed in August So more likely a response to Ukraine & world going green?🌎

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US residential heat pump sales pass gas furnaces for first time as interest in efficiency tech...

The International Energy Agency also said in its report, Energy Efficiency - The Decade for Action, that electric vehicle sales in the U.S. rose 55% last year.

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Jess Ralston

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4) Some more evidence disproving some of Kirby's claims: (Figure 5) (pg 4)

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The UK’s Global Gas Challenge

A UKERC Research Report exploring the UK's global gas challenge. This report takes an interdisciplinary perspective,...

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Jess Ralston

3 years

New analysis (via @guardian ) shows 1.5 million employees in low carbon, renewable and environmental industries in 19/20 @ONS had us at 202,000 🤯 Low carbon jobs are flying under the radar & benefits of net zero are being under-reported at every level...

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Jess Ralston

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2) Clark suggests what is stopping manufacturers & consumers moving to heat pumps is "there is something fundamentally wrong with the technology" This is not substantiated with evidence - likely because study after study has shown heat pumps to be efficient & effective. E.g.:

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Jess Ralston

3 years

23% of electricity bills are due to environmental and social levies compared to just 2% of gas bills. Many see rebalancing these levies as crucial to accelerating clean heat. New blog on @ECIU_UK presents some options for how these could be done...

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Jess Ralston

3 months

The Govt's target is 95% clean power by 2030 and 100% by 2035 North Sea is running out of gas, whatever your policy on it So unless we phase out gas from grid, we'll just be more reliant on foreign gas imports Surely Jenrick isn't advocating for that?

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Rising Gas Imports and the UK’s Balance of Trade

How gas boilers and power plants will pass thousands of pounds per household to overseas companies and governments.

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Jess Ralston

1 year

Lots of talk re onshore wind and food security *NEW* @ECIU_UK shows 45GW onshore wind would cover just 0.02% of UK land or 3,400x less than farmed land so, the idea that onshore wind decreases food security just doesn't stack up.

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Jess Ralston

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The first heat pump was built in 1856, and have been in UK homes for decades They work well in colder climes - half of all households in Norway have one: And newer models make the same amount of noise as the average library:

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Heat pumps supply energy-efficient, low carbon heating and are suitable in most UK homes. Here’s what you need to know.

energysavingtrust.org.uk

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Jess Ralston

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& the science is clear: net zero is not an arbitrary target IPCC (UN body of top scientists with reports agreed by all governments) stated that to have a 66% chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C ...net zero by 2050 is essential.

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Jess Ralston

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1) Jenrick claims 2050 net zero target, passed in 2019, was "nodded through Commons with fewer than 90 minutes of debate". Additional context: "Reaching Net Zero by 2050" was on page 1 of 2019 Tory manifesto Dozens of Parliamentary debates on net zero have taken place since.

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Jess Ralston

1 year

"But heat pumps don't work when it's cold"👌

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Jan Rosenow

1 year

BREAKING: Heat pump market in Finland grew by 50% in 2022. 1.5m heat pumps have now been installed in a country with just 2.7m households.

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Jess Ralston

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As customers struggle with high energy bills from volatile gas prices, policies to lower gas demand should be a top Govt priority. Any delay to rolling out heat pumps (& those calling for one) risks worsening our energy security by keeping us tied into gas for longer. ENDS

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1 year

3. Environmentally UN secretary general: end new oil and gas development International Energy Agency: no new oil and gas if we are to reach net zero by 2050 Climate Change Committee: best way to reduce exposure to high prices is to cut fossil fuels UK Govt: new oil and gas!👌

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Jess Ralston

9 months

*NEW* regardless of our Government's policy, the rest of the world is moving to heat pumps if the UK's heating industry doesn't do the same, then we could miss out on £65m worth of exports each year the writing's on the wall...

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UK risks losing £65m in exports without heat pump switch, analysts warn

Ireland, the main country for UK central heating exports, has a phase-out date of 2025 for gas boilers.

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Jess Ralston

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Some of the gas boiler lobby is keen to tell you that heat pump costs won't fall e.g. in today's @Telegraph (& Ross Clark says the same in same paper) independent academic studies think otherwise... @UKERCHQ study reckons costs will fall by up to a quarter by 2030👀

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2️⃣0️⃣-2️⃣5️⃣% 📉 by 2️⃣0️⃣3️⃣0️⃣ Amount heat pump total installation costs are predicted to ⬇️ according to the majority of forecasts Source: @UKERCHQ evidence review on home heating, Apr 2023 (pg 17)

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Jess Ralston

3 years

My take on the latest Green Homes Grant statistics @ECIU_UK 3 key points for the successor: - 160,000 applications in just 6 months - North & Midlands had double applications of London & SE - 'Tricky' solid wall insulation and heat pumps in demand

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Jess Ralston

2 years

*NEW* poll shows 1 in 3 Brits more likely to get an electric heat pump to help insulate UK from Russia interfering in the gas market …just in time for the Government’s flagship low carbon heating scheme – the #BoilerUpgradeScheme launching on Friday.

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Jess Ralston

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5) Govt's own advisors and *ahem* Govt itself have analysed economic impacts of net zero OBR: *costs of NOT zero could be double the costs of reaching it* & reliance on gas plus future crises every 10y adds 13% GDP to public debt by 2050

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Jess Ralston

10 months

V big from the Office for Budget Responsibility.... *Costs of NOT zero could be double the costs of reaching it* They find keeping relying on gas & crisis similar to today's every 10y (v possible as gas = volatile) adds 13% GDP to public debt by 2050

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Jess Ralston

9 months

More than 50% nitrogen dioxide - air pollution linked to respiratory and cardiovascular issues - in central London comes from gas boilers🤯 & as traffic pollution continues to fall, this % will likely rise ULEZ + electrified heat = better air quality🫁

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Jess Ralston

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This is...striking 8 million people live in homes that are cold, need repairs or have serious hazards 1 in 3 private renters worry about living conditions impacting health 1 in 8 privately rented homes pose potentially life-threatening hazard to health

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Charities call on government to halve the number of dangerous homes in England

3.7 million homes are cold, in need of repair, or have serious hazards, analysis shows

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Jess Ralston

3 months

The Treasury: *costs of global inaction significantly outweigh the costs of action* & “successful and orderly transition could realise more benefits… than an economy based on fossil fuel consumption” 👀

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Net Zero Review Final Report

Analysis exploring the key issues as the UK decarbonises.

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Jess Ralston

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5) Clark: "the devices cost too much to run, too" What's the evidence? -OVO offers a tariff that makes them the same price to run as gas -more heat pump users report satisfaction with running costs (67%) compared to gas boilers (59%) 🧐 & that's with levies more on elec vs gas

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