Marie Claire Brisbois
@mcbrisbois.bsky.social
Associate prof of energy policy, experimental vegetable gardener, rider of many different bicycles
One week to go until our next webinar with @edrc-uk.bsky.social! 'What does energy demand have to do with energy security?' will examine the impact of recent conflict for energy security in the UK. @mcbrisbois.bsky.social, @cisk.bsky.social and @watsonjim.bsky.social. ukerc.ac.uk/events/webin...
Webinar: What does energy demand have to do with energy security?
Energy security is top of political agenda at the moment. This webinar will examine the role energy demand has to...
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A wildly predictable example of why you need to do renewables with people and not to people. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Welsh farmers launch landmark claim against ‘intimidating’ pylon firm
About 500 farmers challenge Green Gen Cymru in high court over alleged disregard for landowners and biosecurity
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The strategy so far seems to be to promote renewables but we can't build enough in time to save us from this oil crisis. There's lots of @edrc-uk.bsky.social research into how we can reduce energy use without sacrificing quality of life. It's probably a good time to get into this.
Andrew Sissons@acjsissons.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe biggest reason to warn people imo is so they can start saving energy and switching away from oil and gas in the most efficient ways possible - especially ahead of next winter. Good to speak to @guardianheather.bsky.social about that earlier in the week
The biggest reason to warn people imo is so they can start saving energy and switching away from oil and gas in the most efficient ways possible - especially ahead of next winter. Good to speak to @guardianheather.bsky.social about that earlier in the week
Energy crisis: why ‘keep calm but cut down’ may be a better message for Labour
Government keen to avoid panic as oil price surges, but perhaps households need advice on reducing consumption
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As another energy crisis begins to take hold, the UK must take action to reduce energy demand to limit impacts on households that are already suffering. This blog explores how we should redefine energy security to address demand in addition to supply. ukerc.ac.uk/news/how-the...
How the UK can Protect Households from Spiking Fuel Prices
As another energy crisis takes hold, the UK must take action to reduce energy demand to limit impacts on households...
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Or we could reduce our structural reliance on these "bosses" by making electricity cheaper, and better supporting electrification and energy demand reduction. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Reeves vows to ‘crack down’ on energy and fuel bosses exploiting Britons through ‘rip-off’ prices – UK politics live
The chancellor is set to meet with energy bosses over concerns that companies are profiteering from oil and gas prices
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Reeves says “Over the next few years we will be even more insulated as more of that renewable energy comes online ” This is amazing and true but what if we invest in demand-side measures like actual home insulation to make us even less exposed to energy shocks?? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Nothing off the table’ as Rachel Reeves considers ‘targeted support’ over energy costs
Chancellor does not rule out ditching fuel duty rise but tells MPs it is too early to gauge if consumers need extra help
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📈 Energy prices are rising again. How can the UK better protect households from global fuel price shocks? In this new blog, @mcbrisbois.bsky.social and Caroline Kuzemko argue that reducing energy demand must be central to energy security: www.edrc.ac.uk/news-blog/ho... @ukerc.bsky.social
How the UK can protect households from spiking fuel prices - Energy Demand Research Centre
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First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our voting system, which leaves millions unrepresented. Tell Keir Starmer to change this. actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...
The Representation of the People Bill MUST scrap First Past the Post
First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the new Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our rotten voting system, which lea...
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Fundamentally flawed economic models mean #climatecrisis could crash global economy, experts warn - Shocks from extreme weather disasters and tipping points are entirely missed by the current models used by governments and financial institutions Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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Join me in conversation with @carolinelucas.bsky.social @andrewsimms.bsky.social & Jean McLean to discuss hope & despair in building progressive futures together. February 18th 5.30pm at the @attenboroughac.bsky.social Sussex University. Register here: www.attenboroughcentre.com/events/5651/...
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts
A interdisciplinary arts hub connecting University of Sussex to Brighton & Hove and the wider international arts community.
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Energy security isn’t just about supply. ⚡ New @financialtimes.com report featuring Dr Marie Claire Brisbois on why energy demand-side policies are key to resilience, reduced imports & stronger communities. #UCLGeography #EnergyPolicy #EnergySecurity @edrc-uk.bsky.social @ukerc.bsky.social
Building energy resilience in an uncertain world
Cutting demand is emerging as one of the most powerful and overlooked options for strengthening energy security
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In this week's newsletter: New podcast: @laurasandys.bsky.social & Rob Gross on big ideas for affordable energy. Our response to the Scottish Parliament's Draft Climate Change Plan Scrutiny. @mcbrisbois.bsky.social's blog redefining energy security as a demand issue. 👉 mailchi.mp/18f9e06ebdf1...
Glad to see Green Party Leader Elizabeth May amplifying the demands of the Xinka people to permanently shut down the Escobal mine - owned by Vancouver-based Pan American Silver! And we are also curious about when the CORE will have a new ombudsperson again, and be given real teeth to do its work.
Green Party of Canada | Parti Vert du Canada@canadiangreens.bsky.social · 10mo agoWhen Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada, asked why the office that investigates human rights abuses by Canadian companies abroad has been left vacant for months, the Minister for International Trade had no answer. Watch the full exchange here:
Jonathan Mills of DESNZ @biee.org #BIEE2025 conference has noted that the social dynamics behind #flexibility need research. It's thus a good time to flag Helen Poulter and I's paper on the key role of trust in flexible systems (Helen presenting at 1:15)! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Governing flexibility: Trust, time and agency in automated demand-side flexibility
Aligning electricity demand with renewable energy supply helps lower decarbonisation costs. This can be done through demand-side flexibility (DSF) mar…
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If we want automated, flexible electricity systems that integrate private assets then we need an energy system that people can trust. See our latest to understand why we need more attention to people and governance of flexibility. @edrc-uk.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Governing flexibility: Trust, time and agency in automated demand-side flexibility
Aligning electricity demand with renewable energy supply helps lower decarbonisation costs. This can be done through demand-side flexibility (DSF) mar…
sciencedirect.com
Today on Volts: the sun doesn't shine at night, but if you add batteries it might as well! If you're not closely tracking the industry, you're probably not aware of just how cheap solar+storage is getting, and how quickly. I talk with the authors of a new Ember report about the good news.
Solar+storage is so much farther along than you think
On how plummeting battery prices make 24/7 solar power a reality today.
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Our paper “Developing a relational approach to energy demand: A methodological and conceptual guide” has won a prize: the Energy Research & Social Science Best Paper Award! You can read it here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... thanks to funding from @ukerc.bsky.social
Developing a relational approach to energy demand: A methodological and conceptual guide
In a recent review of research on the role of social relations in shaping energy demand, authors documented increasing interest in relational approach…
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My favourite @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social tool for understanding public opinion on climate is now available for the UK! 🇬🇧 Find out how many people in your area are worried about climate change, have experienced its impacts, support action from the government and more. The answers may surprise you!
UK climate opinion maps
Explore UK climate opinions by country, region and local authority
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Now out! Our argument that a "just" transition must address historical and structural inequalities, along with present transition injustices. With @lukashermwille.bsky.social and many others! @coaltransitions.bsky.social @sussexunibusiness.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Compounding injustices can impede a just energy transition - Nature Energy
Coal and carbon-intensive regions have lagged behind in socioeconomic development, long before any transition-related structural changes were foreseeable. Acknowledging and tackling the compounding ef...
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Catch our new research published in Nature Energy today how compounding injustices can impede a just energy transition. Benjamin Sovacool @sovacool.bsky.social Lukas Hermwille @lukashermwille.bsky.social Mare-Claire Brisbois @mcbrisbois.bsky.social bennettinstitutesussex.org/stories/a-ju...
Stories - The Bennett Institute
An industrial complex
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This is great news - and would have saved me £400. Although, having the neighbours informed about our heat pump through the planning system has actually been a really effective way of introducing them to how great it is. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Planning change makes heat pump installations easier for homes
The rule requiring planning permission if a heat pump is within 1m of a neighbours property has been removed.
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University of Sussex Energy and Climate Policy MSc students visiting the Meadow Blue community-owned solar PV farm near Chichester today. Really interesting to see solar powering community benefits across West Sussex! ⚡ Many thanks to Tom Broughton and Anna Glanville-Hearson.
I contributed to this article about how China has just gone and done it on electrification (even if still underpinned by coal for now), while the rest of are still tied up in (fossil-fuel funded) arguments about whether electrification, EVs and heat pumps work.
Financial Times@financialtimes.com · last yr.How Xi sparked China’s electricity revolution https://www.ft.com/content/f86782fa-9f2e-448a-b710-29e787dc9831
Come work with us at @ucl.ac.uk Institute for Sustainable Resources. Looking for a new lecturer in Environmental Policy. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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🚗⚡ Ending EVs’ vehicle excise duty exemption raises big questions about pollution & the shift to cleaner transport. Yesterday, @mcbrisbois.bsky.social told ITV News Meridian how EV adoption helps cut fossil fuel pollution in cities. Watch here (interview at 9:30): 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zKW...
