When it comes to addressing the trilemma of energy policy in the UK (net zero, energy security and customer affordability), there are three overall policy approaches. “Policy option 1” is about setting targets: pick a year by when net zero is to be achieved, and then do whatever is necessary to get there. “Policy option 2” is the other way around, looking at what can be afforded and then at what can be achieved with the available pot of money.

There is a third set of more extreme options of stopping oil and gas now, or just assuming that science and technology will eventually solve the problem. Both are dangerous.

What is now needed is a rational debate and honesty. Politicians need to engage in an open conversation with citizens and to work out how to maximise the benefits from what can be afforded, by making hard choices between the options.

Three energy policies

Joe Selvaggi interviews Dr. Benjamin Zycher, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, on the impact of President Biden's executive order to halt liquefied natural gas export approvals. They explore potential economic impacts, the response from trading partners, and the negligible effect on climate.

Episode 187: Smothering Gas Exports: President Sides with Environmentalists Over Environment

In the next episode of the Energy Connects podcast, Editor-in-Chief Chiranjib Sengupta speaks to Ben Cahill, Senior Fellow, Energy Security and Climate Change Program, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), for a broad discussion on the latest advances in the global LNG landscape, energy security and curbing emissions.

Ben explains why the current US LNG pause could matter globally in the post-2030 capacity dynamics, the immediate ripple effects of the decision, and how the LNG sector and the energy industry in general is pursuing the pathway to a lower-carbon future. He also touches on the impact of clean energy initiatives such as the Global Methane Pledge and the Oil & Gas Decarbonisation Charter on the industry.

Long-term LNG demand to reshape global export capacity growth

Joe Selvaggi talks with Travis Fisher from the Cato Institute about the rising costs and increasing fragility of the New England power grid, as green capacity incentives distract from neglected infrastructure.

Ep 217: New England Short Circuit: Distorted Incentives Drive Energy Prices Up and Reliability Down

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CEP launched its 10th Anniversary celebrations with a compelling guest lecture by Dr David Joffe, Chief Energy System Adviser for the Government’s Clean Power 2030 Mission.
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Dr David Joffe - Rapid Decarbonisation of the GB Energy System

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