David Reiner
@dmreiner.bsky.social
Trying to make sense of the political economy of energy/climate, various studies of hard-to-decarbonise sectors incl heat, industry, transport, plus GHG removals, public & stakeholder surveys and more...
Technology Policy @EPRG @JBS @UCambridge
Technology Policy @EPRG @JBS @UCambridge
It was great fun to write this short piece with my colleague Michael Pollitt a few days ago in advance of the UK-EU summit. We tried to highlight areas of energy and climate policy where we thought there were the greatest opportunities for increased cooperation. www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
www.jbs.cam.ac.uk
May 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
It was great fun to write this short piece with my colleague Michael Pollitt a few days ago in advance of the UK-EU summit. We tried to highlight areas of energy and climate policy where we thought there were the greatest opportunities for increased cooperation. www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
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EU-UK reset is in the news - motivating me to share this great paper by David Reiner and Michael Pollitt from @cambridgeuni.bsky.social - neatly setting out the case for greater collaboration in UK-EU #energy and #carbon markets
#energysky #greensky
www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
#energysky #greensky
www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
www.jbs.cam.ac.uk
May 19, 2025 at 11:57 AM
EU-UK reset is in the news - motivating me to share this great paper by David Reiner and Michael Pollitt from @cambridgeuni.bsky.social - neatly setting out the case for greater collaboration in UK-EU #energy and #carbon markets
#energysky #greensky
www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
#energysky #greensky
www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
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How carbon capture became the latest victim of conservatives' climate culture war, from @emilypont.bsky.social with insights from @dmreiner.bsky.social ⬇️
The Politics of Carbon Capture Are Getting Weirder
The culture wars are threatening one of the few bipartisan areas of climate policy.
heatmap.news
April 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
How carbon capture became the latest victim of conservatives' climate culture war, from @emilypont.bsky.social with insights from @dmreiner.bsky.social ⬇️
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“Boston’s transformation was made possible with more than $1.6bn in state government investment over 15 years […] While we might not be able to match investment at that scale, the UK must make a clear, sustained commitment…” — so the UK can’t afford $100m/yr?!
“Boston’s transformation was made possible with more than $1.6bn in state government investment over 15 years […] While we might not be able to match investment at that scale, the UK must make a clear, sustained commitment…” — so the UK can’t afford $100m/yr?!
US competition can teach Cambridge a thing or two about growth
Fine words about the Oxford-Cambridge Arc must be translated into action
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April 1, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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“Boston’s transformation was made possible with more than $1.6bn in state government investment over 15 years […] While we might not be able to match investment at that scale, the UK must make a clear, sustained commitment…” — so the UK can’t afford $100m/yr?!
“Boston’s transformation was made possible with more than $1.6bn in state government investment over 15 years […] While we might not be able to match investment at that scale, the UK must make a clear, sustained commitment…” — so the UK can’t afford $100m/yr?!
Two new articles have just come out in the past week and coincidentally both are led by wonderful collaborators at Tsinghua:
1) Bai et al, Assessing the Viability of Renewable Hydrogen, Ammonia, and Methanol in Decarbonizing Heavy-duty Trucks in Applied Energy
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
1) Bai et al, Assessing the Viability of Renewable Hydrogen, Ammonia, and Methanol in Decarbonizing Heavy-duty Trucks in Applied Energy
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.
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January 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Two new articles have just come out in the past week and coincidentally both are led by wonderful collaborators at Tsinghua:
1) Bai et al, Assessing the Viability of Renewable Hydrogen, Ammonia, and Methanol in Decarbonizing Heavy-duty Trucks in Applied Energy
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
1) Bai et al, Assessing the Viability of Renewable Hydrogen, Ammonia, and Methanol in Decarbonizing Heavy-duty Trucks in Applied Energy
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
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Turning methane into the world's strongest material: Professor David Reiner of #CambridgeJudge comments in this article: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#methane #emissions #climate
@dmreiner.bsky.social
#methane #emissions #climate
@dmreiner.bsky.social
Methane makeover: how tech is transforming the greenhouse gas
Cambridge tech company is turning waste methane into
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January 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Turning methane into the world's strongest material: Professor David Reiner of #CambridgeJudge comments in this article: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#methane #emissions #climate
@dmreiner.bsky.social
#methane #emissions #climate
@dmreiner.bsky.social
A useful update but the tone reflects a steadfast denial of the history of German underachievement on grid decarbonisation relative to, say, the UK or Denmark, both of which had substantial coal share in generation a quarter century ago. See Brauer et al (2020)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A useful update but the tone reflects a steadfast denial of the history of German underachievement on grid decarbonisation relative to, say, the UK or Denmark, both of which had substantial coal share in generation a quarter century ago. See Brauer et al (2020)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Actually, those figures indicate that international aviation still had not recovered by 2022 (and in any case will be one of the last sectors to decarbonise) But it is disturbing how the entire rail network is completely shut on the 25th and we then have rail replacement buses until well
Into 2025!
Into 2025!
As I am reminded again how the UK makes it almost impossible to rely on rail travel for Christmas family travel logistics, here are some charts from the most recent UK emissions data release spelling out why international air travel - including yours - is such a big problem for climate targets
December 23, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Actually, those figures indicate that international aviation still had not recovered by 2022 (and in any case will be one of the last sectors to decarbonise) But it is disturbing how the entire rail network is completely shut on the 25th and we then have rail replacement buses until well
Into 2025!
Into 2025!
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NEW: Sweden open to going ahead with the Hansa PowerBridge cable project if Germany reforms its electricity market, energy minister Ebba Busch tells @financialtimes.com
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on.ft.com/3VHkSi8
Sweden open to power cable project if Germany reforms, minister says
[FREE TO READ] Swedish energy minister Ebba Busch prepared to move on Hansa PowerBridge project if Berlin overhauls electricity market
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December 17, 2024 at 6:06 AM
NEW: Sweden open to going ahead with the Hansa PowerBridge cable project if Germany reforms its electricity market, energy minister Ebba Busch tells @financialtimes.com
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The grad trainee programme at the FT is extraordinary. We train you for THREE years you get decent money and an overseas placement. I've seen other news trainee schemes and this one is exceptional.
It's open now. Pls share with anyone you know who would benefit d/l 14/1/25 www.ft.com/content/314f...
It's open now. Pls share with anyone you know who would benefit d/l 14/1/25 www.ft.com/content/314f...
Paul McClean graduate trainee programme
Applications will open in December for our 2025 intake
www.ft.com
December 11, 2024 at 11:35 AM
The grad trainee programme at the FT is extraordinary. We train you for THREE years you get decent money and an overseas placement. I've seen other news trainee schemes and this one is exceptional.
It's open now. Pls share with anyone you know who would benefit d/l 14/1/25 www.ft.com/content/314f...
It's open now. Pls share with anyone you know who would benefit d/l 14/1/25 www.ft.com/content/314f...
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Bitcoin 100K — but still, after 15 years, no legitimate use cases www.ft.com/content/31b9...
UK uncovers vast crypto laundering scheme for gangsters and Russian spies
Multibillion-dollar ring across London, Moscow and Dubai connected cash-rich criminals with sanctions evaders
www.ft.com
December 6, 2024 at 11:40 AM
Bitcoin 100K — but still, after 15 years, no legitimate use cases www.ft.com/content/31b9...
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In news conference discussing border sheriffs idea, Justice Minister Mickey Amery highlights the problem with guns and drugs coming north from U.S. — which isn't exaaaaactly what Trump was on about.
November 28, 2024 at 10:38 PM
In news conference discussing border sheriffs idea, Justice Minister Mickey Amery highlights the problem with guns and drugs coming north from U.S. — which isn't exaaaaactly what Trump was on about.
If dunkelflaute means ‘dark doldrums’ then yesterday’s Storm Bert felt like whatever the opposite of that is — maybe ‘bright exuberance’? (‘Hellesuberschwang’?! Pardon the mangled German!)
Fossil fuels are providing less than 10% of Britain's electricity right now... So long to Europe's dunkelflaute woes 🌬️
November 25, 2024 at 8:51 AM
If dunkelflaute means ‘dark doldrums’ then yesterday’s Storm Bert felt like whatever the opposite of that is — maybe ‘bright exuberance’? (‘Hellesuberschwang’?! Pardon the mangled German!)
A reminder that ‘winter fuel payments’ has nothing to do with energy policy it is simply ‘payments to retirees’ that they can spend on whatever they want. It is a shame that addressing the genuine problem of excess winter deaths and the dreadful UK housing stock is not actually being debated.
“I think the [winter fuel payment] means testing was too tight..to set it at pensioners who have annual income of less than £11,400 is too tight”
Martin Lewis says the winter fuel payment should have been extended to those pensioners with around “£20,000-25,000” annual income
Martin Lewis says the winter fuel payment should have been extended to those pensioners with around “£20,000-25,000” annual income
November 23, 2024 at 3:51 PM
A reminder that ‘winter fuel payments’ has nothing to do with energy policy it is simply ‘payments to retirees’ that they can spend on whatever they want. It is a shame that addressing the genuine problem of excess winter deaths and the dreadful UK housing stock is not actually being debated.
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When folks like @climatebrad.hillheat.com create climate moderation lists blocking veteran climate scholars like @thehonestbroker.bsky.social they are shrinking the climate tent just when it needs to be broadened. (an excerpt from this #sustainwhat chat: revkin.substack.com/p/exploring-...) 1/
November 21, 2024 at 7:13 PM
When folks like @climatebrad.hillheat.com create climate moderation lists blocking veteran climate scholars like @thehonestbroker.bsky.social they are shrinking the climate tent just when it needs to be broadened. (an excerpt from this #sustainwhat chat: revkin.substack.com/p/exploring-...) 1/
Glad to see that Bluesky is not some sort of panacea and that there are still lots of bad takes to be found!
I think the best thing we can hope for in another Trump Admin is a repeat of the first with a mismanaged pandemic that shuts down the world for a while. It's the only thing that keeps planet under the 2°C threshold. We're already above 1.5°C right now, although temporary, it's close to permanent.
November 20, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Glad to see that Bluesky is not some sort of panacea and that there are still lots of bad takes to be found!
Pleasure to contribute to this collection with an expert elicitation on DACCS and BECCS co-authored with my wonderful colleagues Manon Abegg, Lucrezia Nava and Zeynep Clulow. Lots of other excellent contributions that are worth digging into as well!
Our e-book "CDR: Perspectives from the social sciences and humanities" is finally available: doi.org/10.3389/978-...
Thanks to Anders Hansson, Mathias Fridahl and @shinasayama.bsky.social for the collaboration, and to all our contributors for their submissions.
Thanks to Anders Hansson, Mathias Fridahl and @shinasayama.bsky.social for the collaboration, and to all our contributors for their submissions.
November 16, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Pleasure to contribute to this collection with an expert elicitation on DACCS and BECCS co-authored with my wonderful colleagues Manon Abegg, Lucrezia Nava and Zeynep Clulow. Lots of other excellent contributions that are worth digging into as well!
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Cool job alert. Stripe/Frontier is hiring in-house climate counsel.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/40...
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/40...
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November 15, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Cool job alert. Stripe/Frontier is hiring in-house climate counsel.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/40...
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/40...
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Cambridge launches £50 million bid to attract the brightest & best - partly because of Brexit.
Decline in potential PhD students from Europe of particular concern as fees trebled for them post-Brexit, and "quite often the UK is not seen as an attractive place to do a PhD".
Decline in potential PhD students from Europe of particular concern as fees trebled for them post-Brexit, and "quite often the UK is not seen as an attractive place to do a PhD".
Cambridge spends £50m to attract the brightest minds in the world
The university is expected to fully fund around 30 PhDs each year for ten years
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November 11, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Cambridge launches £50 million bid to attract the brightest & best - partly because of Brexit.
Decline in potential PhD students from Europe of particular concern as fees trebled for them post-Brexit, and "quite often the UK is not seen as an attractive place to do a PhD".
Decline in potential PhD students from Europe of particular concern as fees trebled for them post-Brexit, and "quite often the UK is not seen as an attractive place to do a PhD".
It seems the energy community is regrouping so I wanted to advertise that our Energy Policy Research Group (EPRG) at Cambridge is looking for a new Head of its Energy Policy Forum and Business Development Manager. Deadline is 17 Nov (sorry for the short notice!) www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48771/
Head of Energy Policy Forum and Business Development Manager, EPRG (Fixed Term, Part-Time) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Head of Energy Policy Forum and Business Development Manager, EPRG (Fixed Term, Part-Time) in the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk
November 12, 2024 at 6:25 PM
It seems the energy community is regrouping so I wanted to advertise that our Energy Policy Research Group (EPRG) at Cambridge is looking for a new Head of its Energy Policy Forum and Business Development Manager. Deadline is 17 Nov (sorry for the short notice!) www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48771/