Laith Whitwham
UK climate and industrial policy at E3G, Co-Founder af the BAME Climate Professionals Forum, and part-time (very) amateur ceramicist.
- Today a coalition of 17 businesses, investors, trade bodies & climate orgs wrote to the Chancellor urging the UK gov to remove policy costs from #electricity bills. The public letter 👇 is a bold show of support across the board from 'green' groups to the private sector. www.e3g.org/news/cut-ele...
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- E3G's has just published new research on the cost of hydrogen for home heating and, unsurprisingly, it is not an attractive proposition - unless you own a gas network... Fantastic research into the cold, hard numbers from @chrisgalpin.bsky.social, with a thread well worth checking out.
- Reposted by Laith WhitwhamIs 2025 the end of the road for hydrogen boilers? I certainly hope so. My new briefing today looks at hydrogen heating - and why Labour needs to rule it out ASAP if they want to keep energy bills down. 🧵 www.e3g.org/publications... 🔌💡
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- Reposted by Laith WhitwhamUK heat pump sales increased 63% last year and 15% more people completed a recognised heat pump training qualification! This is great news in a sector which has taken a while to get going. 1/4 www.heatpumps.org.uk/record-year-...
- In this article the 'offshore energy' association @oeuk.bsky.social say CCS 'is the only way to protect heavy industrial activity and the jobs they support in our industrial heartlands.' This is simply not true and plays off fears around job losses. Short thread...
- NEW: Our research shows that biomass will not be needed to achieve clean power by 2030. Short thread on why this is significant. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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- This is an absolute magnus opus on the Labour Government's Clean Power Mission from @e3g.bsky.social Here's a run down of the key findings and recommendations, which have massive implications for where we take clean energy in the UK. 1/9 www.e3g.org/publications...
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- The next time someone tells you 'electric vehicles don't work in the cold', send them this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- After Starmer announcement on AI, sharing an illuminating read from @mliebreich.bsky.social Generative AI: The Power and the Glory 💻 🚀 Mostly talks power demand, but an early point on hype vs reality: Gen AI biz need $600B/yr to match chip orders from Nvidia etc... about.bnef.com/blog/liebrei...
- It's really exciting to share FOUR new roles in my team at @e3g.bsky.social as we expand our work on industrial transition throughout 2025! They're in our Clean Economy team, which influences countries' industrial and trade policies to shift economic production to a 1.5 °C pathway. The roles:
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- 📣 New job alert! @e3g.bsky.social is looking for a Policy Advisor to work on steel decarbonisation in 🇪🇺 and beyond. They'll campaign on steel decarb and co-convene the European Fossil Free Steel Network. 📆 Deadline: 28th Jan 🌎 Berlin 🤑 €45,000–€50,450pa Apply now 👉 e3g.bamboohr.com/careers/201
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- UK Gov has launched a new #Steel Council ahead of a sector strategy in Spring. The decisions of this Council will help to shape the sector for decades. But what are these decisions, and does today's announcement give us any clues about where the UK is heading? 🧵 1/14 www.gov.uk/government/n...
