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Adair Turner
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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

Economics 59%
Political science 11%

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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...
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

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...
OneUnivers London 2025 - Climate Innovation Forum
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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

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...
‘As fast as we possibly can’: Energy expert on transitioning to renewables
YouTube video by CNA
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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.

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
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

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.