Ramit Debnath, Ronita Bardhan, Darshil U. Shah, Kamiar Mohaddes, Michael H. Ramage, R. Michael Alvarez, and Benjamin K. Sovacool co-authored a report “Social media enables people-centric climate action in the hard-to-decarbonise building sector” for Nature Scientific Reports that was published on 17 November 2022.
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R. Debnath, R. Bardhan, DU Shah, K. Mohaddes, MH Ramage, MR Alvarez, and B. Sovacool published an article in University Research News – University of Cambridge on 17 November 2022. You can read the article here Continue Reading
Zeenat Hameed, Michael Pollitt, Paul Kattuman, Chresten Træholt Frequency markets and the problem of predictability Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Paul Simshauser Tim Nelson & Joel Gilmore The sunshine state: implications from mass rooftop solar PV take-up rates in Queensland Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Zeynep Clulow and David M. Reiner Democracy, economic development and lowcarbon energy: When and why doesdemocratization promote energy transition? Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text | Supplementary Information Continue Reading
EPRG is pleased to announce our successful 2022 Winter Seminar. On December 8, 2022, EPRG hosted delegates to a dinner at Sidney Sussex College, and on December 9, 2022, at Homerton College for a full-day seminar. The first day concluded with a keynote speech given by Cass Sunstein (Harvard University & Harvard Law School). PROGRAMME… Continue Reading
Stephen Littlechild published a book review in the journal Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy, Volume 11, Number 2 “The Future of Electricity Retailing and How We Get There, by Frank A. Wolak and Ian H. Hardman”. Continue Reading
In August Stephen Littlechild was awarded the 2022 prize for Outstanding Contributions to the Profession by the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE). His acceptance speech can be found here Continue Reading
Jim Krane Net Zero Saudi Arabia: How Green Can the Oil Kingdom Get? Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Paul Simshauser The 2022 Energy Crisis: horizontal and vertical impacts of policy interventions in Australia’s National Electricity Market Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
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This report aims to examine wholesale electricity market design and the proposed changes and interventions in light of Europe’s current energy crisis and carbon neutrality goals. You can read the report here Continue Reading
Prof David Newbery, Prof Michael Pollitt, Prof David Reiner and Dr Robert Ritz submitted a response to the REMA Consultation Document Questions going through each of the chapters in detail. Prof David Newbery, EPRG’s director wrote a commentary on the future of UK electricity policy in response to REMA. Continue Reading
Victor Ajayi and Michael G. Pollitt Green growth and net zero policy in the UK: some conceptual and measurement issues. Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Victor Ajayi and Michael G. Pollitt Changing times: Incentive regulation, corporate reorganisations, and productivity in the Great Britain’s gas networks Abstract | Non -Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Michael Pollitt authored a report “The Active Distribution System Operator (DSO)” for CERRE that was published on 27 September 2022. You can read the report here Click here to watch the launch presentation Continue Reading
EPRG is pleased to announce our successful 2022 EPRG & CEEPR European Energy Policy Conference. This year the conference was held in strategic partnership with EDF. It took place at Sparks Building, Rue Ravenstein 60, in Brussels, Belgium, on 1 – 2 September 2022 and comprised of 1,5 day of sessions and dinner. PROGRAMME Thursday 1 September Welcome and Announcements Christopher R. Knittel… Continue Reading
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A new paper from Prof. Michael G. Pollitt, Prof. David Reiner and Prof. David Newbery at the Energy Policy Research Group, University of Cambridge. You can read this article here Continue Reading
Prof. Michael G. Pollitt assistant director at the Energy Policy Research Group, University of Cambridge and academic co-director at the Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE), authored the “The Energy Market in Time of War” that was published in The Centre on Regulation in Europe on 7 September 2022. You can read this article here Continue Reading
Tianyu Li, Ciwei Gao, Michael G. Pollitt, Tao Chen and Hao Ming Measuring the effects of power system reform in Jiangsu province, China from the perspective of Social Cost Benefit Analysis Abstract | Non -Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
PROGRAMME Monday, 27 June 2022 Welcome and AnnouncementsChristopher R. Knittel (MIT)Michael Pollitt (EPRG)Yong Tae Yoon (SNU) KEYNOTE SPEECHPresident & CEO Seung-Il Cheong (KEPCO) KEYNOTE SPEECHCEO & Chairman Dong Hee Jung (KPX) NET-ZERO SCENARIOS OF MAJOR COUNTRIESChaired by David Reiner (EPRG) Kamiar Mohaddes (EPRG) (virtually)Sergey Paltsev (MIT)Jiyong Eom (KAIST) RESTRUCTURING AND REGULATING THE POWER INDUSTRY FOR… Continue Reading
Michael Pollitt co-authored a report “Retail Energy Markets Under Stress” for CERRE that was published on 13 July 2022. You can read the report here This report was presented at CERRE webinar on 14 July 2022 Continue Reading
Karsten Neuhoff Defining gas price limits and gas saving targets for a large-scale gas supply interruption Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
We are delighted to announce that David Newbery (Director of EPRG, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge) awarded the honorary title of Doctor by Dauphine-PSL on 2 June 2022 by Prof. El Mouhoub Mouhoud, President of Dauphine – PSL, and Prof. Bruno Bouchard, Vice-President of the Scientific Council. Please read more here… Continue Reading
Michael Pollitt (Assistant Director, EPRG and Professor of Business Economics, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge) visited the ESCOE Annual Conference in Glasgow on 27 May 2022 and gave a talk on “The Green Economy and the Path to Net Zero: Implications for Productivity Measurement” You can watch a video of the talk here A shorter interview… Continue Reading
Robert A. Ritz Linking executive compensation to climate performance California Management Review, Volume 64, May 2022 An earlier version of this work was published as EPRG WP 2029 Continue Reading
Robert A. Ritz Global carbon price asymmetry Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Vol. 114, July 2022 Also Published as EPRG WP 2116 Continue Reading
Robert A. Ritz Carbon pricing and industrial competitiveness: Border adjustment or free allocation? Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
EPRG is pleased to announce our successful 2022 Spring Seminar in partnership with Compass Lexecon. On May 5, 2022, EPRG hosted delegates to a dinner at Downing College, and on May 6, 2022, at Robinson College for a full-day seminar. The first day concluded with a keynote speech given by Dr. Simon Taylor. PROGRAMME 6 MAY 2022… Continue Reading
Paul Simshauser On dividends and market valuations of Australia’s listed electricity utilities: regulated vs. merchant Abstract | Non – Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Wei Zhou, Alice Moncaster, Eoghan O’Neill, David M Reiner, Xinke Wang and Peter Guthrie Modelling future trends of annual embodied energy of urban residential building stock in China Abstract | Non -Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Stephen Littlechild’s speech in honour of Friedrich Hayek at the Austrian Embassy, London, 23 March 2022 | PDF Continue Reading
Dr Kamiar Mohaddes and his work on “Climate Change and Economic Activity: Evidence from U.S. States” is covered in JBS news in article “Cold and wet hits US states harder in some sectors”, on 16 March 2022 You can read the article here Continue Reading
Victor Ajayi and Chuku Chuku wrote a blog “Accelerating Africa’s green economy transition” in Brookings on 4 November 2021 Please read the blog here Continue Reading
Chi Kong Chyong, David M Reiner, Dhruvak Aggarwal Market Power and Long-term Gas Contracts: The Case of Gazprom in Central and Eastern European Gas Markets The Energy Journal, Volume 44, Number 1, 2022 Also Published as EPRG WP 2115 Continue Reading
Bowei Guo and David Newbery The Cost of Carbon Leakage: Britain’s Carbon Price Support and Cross-border Electricity Trade The Energy Journal, Volume 44, Number 1, 2022 Also Published as EPRG WP 2005 Continue Reading
Victor Ajayi and Tom Weyman – Jones State-level electricity generation efficiency: Do restructuring and regulatory institutions matter in the US? Energy Economics, Volume 104, Article Number 105650, December 2021 Continue Reading
Dr Ramit Debnath (EPRG Associate Researcher) together with others was awarded a Small Grant by the Energy IRC for a project titled: ‘Energy Transition Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Using Ghana as a case study’. The blog by Sandile Mtetwa “Energy Transition Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Using Ghana as a case study” was published by Energy… Continue Reading
Chi Kong Chyong published an article “Russian gas will fund Putin’s war on Ukraine no matter what decisions Europeans might take” in which he discusses the implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It was published on 8 March 2022 on University of Cambridge website You can read the article here Continue Reading
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David Newbery gave a presentation “Developing a market to deliver reliable cost-effective decarbonised electricity” at the virtual policy conference of Westminster Energy, Environment and Transport Forum on 28 February 2022 | PDF Continue Reading
Kamiar Mohaddes, Ryan Ng, M. Hashem Pesaran, Mehdi Raissi, and Jui-Chung Yang Climate Change and Economic Activity: Evidence from U.S. States Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
David Newbery Wind, water and wires: evaluating joint wind and interconnector capacity expansions in hydro-rich regions Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Michael Pollitt took part in a podcast “Power To The People” by Byline Times on 9 February 2022. To listen to the podcast please click here Continue Reading
Vassilis M. Charitopoulos, Mathilde Fajardy, Chi Kong Chyong, and David M. Reiner The case of 100% electrification of domestic heat in Great Britain Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Supplementary material Continue Reading
Zeynep Clulow and David M Reiner How to distinguish climate sceptics, antivaxxers, and persistent sceptics: Evidence from a multi-country survey of public attitudes Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Supplementary tables Continue Reading
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Nicholas Gohdes and Paul Simshauser Renewable entry costs, project finance and the role of revenue quality in Australia’s National Electricity Market Gohdes, N. Simshauser, P. & Wilson, C. (2022), “Renewable entry costs, project finance and the role of credit quality in Australia’s National Electricity Market”, EPRG Working Paper 2204. Published: Energy Economics, 2022 Vol.114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2022.106312 Abstract | Non-Technical… Continue Reading
Ethan Aines, Zeynep Clulow, Alasdair Neilson, Emily Shuckburgh, Steve Evans COP26 Futures We Want – UK Country Profile Cambridge Open Engage, Earth and Environmental Sciences, 28 October 2021 Continue Reading