Adair Turner
@adairturneruk.bsky.social
Chairman of the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) @etc-energy.bsky.social
https://www.energy-transitions.org/
Jonathan Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell is a British businessman and academic who was Chairman of the Financial Services Authority during the 2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession, serving from September 2008 until its abolition in March 2013. He is a former chairman of the Pensions Commission and the Committee on Climate Change, as well as a former Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry. He has described himself in a BBC HARDtalk interview with Stephen Sackur as a 'technocrat'. .. more
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Adair Turner
@adairturneruk.bsky.social
· Jul 29
Power Systems Transformation: Delivering Competitive, Resilient Electricity in High-Renewable Systems
The ETC sets out that global power systems dominated by wind and solar generation can reliably deliver electricity at costs comparable to or lower than today’s fossil fuel-based power systems in most ...
www.energy-transitions.org
The @etc-energy.bsky.social's new report, Power Systems Transformation, shows that high-variable renewable systems are technically viable & economically competitive with the right mix of balancing and grid tech.
Read it here: www.energy-transitions.org/publications...
Read it here: www.energy-transitions.org/publications...
Adair Turner
@adairturneruk.bsky.social
· Jun 25
OneUnivers London 2025 - Climate Innovation Forum
events.climateaction.org
Tomorrow I will deliver the closing keynote at OneUnivers London – looking forward to discussing how advancements in AI and IoT are reshaping the path of the global energy transition. #LCAW2025
Register now: events.climateaction.org/climate-inno...
Register now: events.climateaction.org/climate-inno...
Adair Turner
@adairturneruk.bsky.social
· Jun 24
I will be speaking at #Mission2025's event “A New Economy Rising: Join The Global Mutirão” tomorrow, marking the launch of Mission2025’s ambitious plan to accelerate progress this year on the road to COP30 in Belém. It is darkest before the dawn. #LCAW2025
Adair Turner
@adairturneruk.bsky.social
· Jun 24
‘As fast as we possibly can’: Energy expert on transitioning to renewables
YouTube video by CNA
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Southeast Asia has massive renewable potential. Unlocking it means building greater cross-border transmission. A new @etc-energy.bsky.social report this summer will explore how long-distance transmission can scale clean power.
Watch the interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNDC...
Watch the interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNDC...
Adair Turner
@adairturneruk.bsky.social
· Jun 24
In a world of rising geopolitical volatility, accelerating clean energy deployment is more urgent than ever. Spoke with Roland Lim from CNA at #EnergyAsia2025 on this and more last week.
Adair Turner
@adairturneruk.bsky.social
· Jun 21
London Climate Action Week 2025 - Project Syndicate
06/23/2025 & 06/24/2025
Various (See Below), BST
London, England & Online
14 Speakers
events.project-syndicate.org
Looking forward to joining @projectsyndicate.bsky.social
at #LCAW2025 on Monday 23 June. The discussion will highlight the future of international cooperation on climate goals in light of ongoing geopolitical developments.
Register here: events.project-syndicate.org/event/london... #PSEvents
at #LCAW2025 on Monday 23 June. The discussion will highlight the future of international cooperation on climate goals in light of ongoing geopolitical developments.
Register here: events.project-syndicate.org/event/london... #PSEvents
Adair Turner
@adairturneruk.bsky.social
· Jun 20
Update from the Spanish gov't on the Iberian Peninsula blackout: renewables were not the cause. The failure was rooted in outdated grid planning & lack of voltage control capacity. Now more than ever the energy transition depends on grid modernisation.
Adair Turner
@adairturneruk.bsky.social
· Jun 11
ETC Paper - Global trade in the energy transition
The ETC's briefing note highlights how technology progress and carbon pricing can accelerate the global energy transition.
www.energy-transitions.org
Amidst growing concerns over concentrated supply chains & perceptions that CBAMs are protectionist @etc-energy.bsky.social’s new briefing note highlights how technology progress & carbon pricing can accelerate the global energy transition. Read it here: www.energy-transitions.org/publications...
Adair Turner
@adairturneruk.bsky.social
· May 29
The role of carbon credits in accelerated corporate action
Building on our 2022 report, Mind the Gap, this briefing note aims to clarify the role of high-integrity carbon credits in scaling up carbon dioxide removals and achieving corporate net-zero targets. ...
www.energy-transitions.org
Published today: @etc-energy.bsky.social responds to @sciencebasedtargets.org’s draft Corporate Net-Zero Standard revision with a briefing note clarifying the role of carbon credits in scaling carbon dioxide removals & achieving corporate net-zero targets.
www.energy-transitions.org/publications...
www.energy-transitions.org/publications...
Adair Turner
@adairturneruk.bsky.social
· May 27
Carbon Pricing Is Advancing Despite Trump | by Adair Turner - Project Syndicate
Adair Turner calls attention to recent significant breakthroughs in long-distance shipping and heavy industry.
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Despite America’s Paris pullout, carbon pricing is gaining ground with breakthroughs in hard-to-abate sectors from @imohq.bsky.social's carbon levy on shipping to @ec.europa.eu's strengthened CBAM.
Read an op-ed I wrote for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social: www2.project-syndicate.org/commentary/c...
Read an op-ed I wrote for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social: www2.project-syndicate.org/commentary/c...