UK energy policy – Stuck in ideological limbo?

Revisiting urban energy initiatives in the UK: Declining local capacity in a shifting policy context

“…The main focus has been on the decarbonisation of the energy system, mainly via electrification, but also via using other energy sources (Keay, 2016). There is also a secondary focus on energy in transportation and a tertiary focus on energy efficiency which has been poorly addressed to date (UKERC, 2016).…”

“…There is also a secondary focus on energy in transportation and a tertiary focus on energy efficiency which has been poorly addressed to date (UKERC, 2016). It has been argued that this has been shaped by the ideology of an energy policy stuck between a half-planned (ring-fenced by the 2008 Climate Change Act and legislated carbon budgets to 2032) and half market-oriented model (nurtured by the UK's long standing and ongoing liberalisation of energy markets) which may mean that energy policy performs a continuous balancing act between energy centralisation and decentralisation (Keay, 2016). This affects the various policy frameworks and programmes, provided by the government usually in partnership with utilities and local authorities, that have supported community-based energy projects over the years (Strachan, Cowell, Ellis, Sherry-Brennan, & Toke, 2015).…”

Brexit and Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union: Implications for UK Energy Policy and Security

“…Although these pre-referendum statements did not affect its outcome, EU, the UK energy policy has been described as being unfit for purpose, as it will fail to meet its key goals [14]. Although the UK was formerly a front-runner in the liberalisation of the EU energy market, it has arguably become a "prisoner of its ideological past" [14], bound between a liberated market and central control. In recent years, there has been a paradigm shift towards intervention, but years of inadequate planning have increased the UK's vulnerability to future energy security crises [15,16].…”

“…The report argued that the economy would be 6.2% larger, British families would be £4300 richer, and tax receipts would be healthier in the EU [1]. Although these pre-referendum statements did not affect its outcome, EU, the UK energy policy has been described as being unfit for purpose, as it will fail to meet its key goals [14]. Although the UK was formerly a front-runner in the liberalisation of the EU energy market, it has arguably become a "prisoner of its ideological past" [14], bound between a liberated market and central control.…”

Inserção da energia eólica offshore no Brasil: análise de princípios e experiências regulatórias

“…Jacobsson e Karltorp (2013) reconhecem que embora existam desafios políticos a ser enfrentados, a energia eólica offshore é uma das tecnologias que desempenhará um papel importante nos esforços da UE para garantir um fornecimento de eletricidade descarbonizada. Keay (2016) Em síntese, DOE e DOI (2016) assim justificam cada benefício: 1) custo marginal próximo de zero, por não ter custo com combustíveis e possuir baixo custo de operação;…”