Energy Transitions Commission

Cast-iron future: How can the UK make 'near-zero' steel a commercial reality?

Policy

Cast-iron future: How can the UK make 'near-zero' steel a commercial reality?

The Energy Transitions Commission assesses the feasibility of decarbonising the steel sector across the UK, US, Spain and France

clock 06 April 2023 • 7 min read
Industry warns of closing window to revitalise UK steel industry through green investment

Technology

Industry warns of closing window to revitalise UK steel industry through green investment

New report from Energy Transitions Commission argues action needed over the next two years to put UK steelmaking industry on net zero pathway

clock 01 February 2023 • 3 min read
'Vital but limited role': How CCUS became a crucial part of the toolkit for meeting global climate goals

CCS

'Vital but limited role': How CCUS became a crucial part of the toolkit for meeting global climate goals

Global carbon capture capacity needed to tackle up to a quarter of today's annual CO2 emissions by 2050, Energy Transitions Commission estimates

clock 13 July 2022 • 7 min read
EU leaders plot 10-fold increase in offshore wind capacity by 2050

Wind

EU leaders plot 10-fold increase in offshore wind capacity by 2050

Denmark, Germany, Belgium, and Netherlands join EU Commission in touting plans to deliver 150GW of new offshore wind capacity

clock 18 May 2022 • 5 min read
Net Zero Innovate Podcast: 2. Lord Adair Turner and the exciting world of green industrial innovation

Technology

Net Zero Innovate Podcast: 2. Lord Adair Turner and the exciting world of green industrial innovation

LISTEN: Energy Transitions Commission chair Lord Adair Turner chats to James Murray about the growing business case for decarbonising heavy industry and CO2 removals

clock 06 May 2022 • 2 min read
How the 1.5C goal could prove 'impossible' without carbon removal progress

Technology

How the 1.5C goal could prove 'impossible' without carbon removal progress

Only through deep decarbonisation alongside a massive ramp up in CO2 removal projects can the world keep its 1.5C goal within reach, Energy Transitions Commission warns

clock 09 March 2022 • 6 min read
Decade of delivery: How can businesses help keep 1.5C alive at COP26?

Energy

Decade of delivery: How can businesses help keep 1.5C alive at COP26?

The latest report from the Energy Transitions Commission has set out a roadmap for how the world can move on to a 1.5C warming trajectory over the course of the coming decade

clock 06 October 2021 • 9 min read

BusinessGreen

'Commercial opportunity': Energy Transition Commission urges businesses to drive demand for low carbon steel

Major report from industry group argues that steel buyers can play catalysing role in accelerating growth of green steel market

clock 02 July 2021 • 5 min read

Investment

Lord Adair Turner: Net zero transition promises 'attractive' returns for pension funds

Crossbench peer and chair of the Energy Transitions Commission tells pensions conference net zero infrastructure investments can offer better returns than gilts

clock 10 March 2021 • 3 min read

Energy

'Economically feasible': New study maps how China could shift from coal to green energy in the 2020s

Green electrification drive over next 10 years critical to the world's largest emitter decarbonising its power grid by mid-century, according to new analysis from Energy Transitions Commission and Rocky Mountain Institute

clock 15 January 2021 • 4 min read