What lessons do historical energy transitions have for us today?

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What lessons do historical energy transitions have for us today?

How did we transition from candles to kerosene? or kerosene to electricity? What and when were the conditions ripe for energy transitions of our past? and what lessons do they have for us in the 21st century as we make a transition from high carbon intensity fossil fuels to renewable energy.

On this podcast we have Roger Fouquet from the Grantham Institute at the London School of Economics. He's looked at energy transitions very closely and I speak with him about how the next transition may happen. 

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How to make sense of UK's regressive Renewable Energy policy?

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How to make sense of UK's regressive Renewable Energy policy?

Cutting back on renewable energy, fracking away to glory,  hesitating on carbon capture and storage; to an outsider like me, UK's energy policy seems completely misaligned with its responsibility on climate change and environmental protection. So why is that?

Results of a public survey released by DECC (Department of Energy and Climate Change)  in August 2015 revealed that 75% of British public supports renewable energy but they just don't know it.

We have Matthew Lockwood from the University of Exeter to try and demystify UK's energy policy landscape. 

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