Max Lacey-Barnacle
@mlaceybarnacle.bsky.social
Senior Research Fellow in the Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School. Looking at how Community Wealth Building can be central to just transitions to a global green economy.
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GB Energy’s promised £8.3bn budget raided to pay for small nuclear reactors
National energy company effectively loses £2.5bn to separate body tasked with spearheading nuclear renaissance.
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National energy company effectively loses £2.5bn to separate body tasked with spearheading nuclear renaissance.
@rjpartington.bsky.social
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June 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
GB Energy’s promised £8.3bn budget raided to pay for small nuclear reactors
National energy company effectively loses £2.5bn to separate body tasked with spearheading nuclear renaissance.
@rjpartington.bsky.social
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National energy company effectively loses £2.5bn to separate body tasked with spearheading nuclear renaissance.
@rjpartington.bsky.social
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💬 Got questions about Community Wealth Building?
We’re planning a Q&A at Monday’s Open Hour and want to hear what’s unclear, tricky or top of your mind.
Reply with your questions — or join us!
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#CWB #LocalEconomies #CLES
We’re planning a Q&A at Monday’s Open Hour and want to hear what’s unclear, tricky or top of your mind.
Reply with your questions — or join us!
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#CWB #LocalEconomies #CLES
May 15, 2025 at 6:08 AM
💬 Got questions about Community Wealth Building?
We’re planning a Q&A at Monday’s Open Hour and want to hear what’s unclear, tricky or top of your mind.
Reply with your questions — or join us!
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cles-open-...
#CWB #LocalEconomies #CLES
We’re planning a Q&A at Monday’s Open Hour and want to hear what’s unclear, tricky or top of your mind.
Reply with your questions — or join us!
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cles-open-...
#CWB #LocalEconomies #CLES
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UK banks put £75bn into firms building fossil fuel mega projects
Nine London-based banks, including HSBC, NatWest, Barclays and Lloyds are involved in financing companies responsible for large-scale fossil fuel projects – analysis.
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Nine London-based banks, including HSBC, NatWest, Barclays and Lloyds are involved in financing companies responsible for large-scale fossil fuel projects – analysis.
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May 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
UK banks put £75bn into firms building fossil fuel mega projects
Nine London-based banks, including HSBC, NatWest, Barclays and Lloyds are involved in financing companies responsible for large-scale fossil fuel projects – analysis.
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Nine London-based banks, including HSBC, NatWest, Barclays and Lloyds are involved in financing companies responsible for large-scale fossil fuel projects – analysis.
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Increased bills for higher earners could fund UK energy upgrade, Ofgem says
Wealthier households could be made to shoulder higher costs for running and upgrading the UK’s network of energy cables to help low-income bill payers under new plans to be considered this summer.
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Wealthier households could be made to shoulder higher costs for running and upgrading the UK’s network of energy cables to help low-income bill payers under new plans to be considered this summer.
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April 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Increased bills for higher earners could fund UK energy upgrade, Ofgem says
Wealthier households could be made to shoulder higher costs for running and upgrading the UK’s network of energy cables to help low-income bill payers under new plans to be considered this summer.
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Wealthier households could be made to shoulder higher costs for running and upgrading the UK’s network of energy cables to help low-income bill payers under new plans to be considered this summer.
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Commenting on news that Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm off the Sussex coast has been consented by the Government, @jessralston.bsky.social, @eciu.net said:
"This is how we will shield households from a future crisis like today's"
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"This is how we will shield households from a future crisis like today's"
eciu.net/media/press...
April 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Commenting on news that Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm off the Sussex coast has been consented by the Government, @jessralston.bsky.social, @eciu.net said:
"This is how we will shield households from a future crisis like today's"
eciu.net/media/press...
"This is how we will shield households from a future crisis like today's"
eciu.net/media/press...
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Because it's been a shit week, here's some good news to cheer you up. A thread with 10 cool stories from around the world:
1. China now has more #wind and #solar than thermal generating capacity and is installing 1 million solar panels EVERY SINGLE DAY.
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/03/25/i...
1. China now has more #wind and #solar than thermal generating capacity and is installing 1 million solar panels EVERY SINGLE DAY.
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/03/25/i...
In numbers: China hits fresh milestones in its energy transition
Wind and solar have overtaken thermal plants (coal, gas, oil, and bioenergy) in terms of generating capacity.
theprogressplaybook.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Because it's been a shit week, here's some good news to cheer you up. A thread with 10 cool stories from around the world:
1. China now has more #wind and #solar than thermal generating capacity and is installing 1 million solar panels EVERY SINGLE DAY.
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/03/25/i...
1. China now has more #wind and #solar than thermal generating capacity and is installing 1 million solar panels EVERY SINGLE DAY.
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/03/25/i...
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To truly make a just transition to energy renewables we will need community ownership and wider economic democracy at huge scale.
www.democracycollaborative.org/blogs/the-en...
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Energy sector’s ‘Wind Rush’ risks replicating existing patterns of financialized extraction — The Democracy Collaborative
Incorporating Community Wealth Building approaches into the development of the renewable energy economy in Shetland.
www.democracycollaborative.org
April 2, 2025 at 7:13 AM
To truly make a just transition to energy renewables we will need community ownership and wider economic democracy at huge scale.
www.democracycollaborative.org/blogs/the-en...
www.democracycollaborative.org/blogs/the-en...
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A really great @sussexnrggroup.bsky.social annual key note lecture with Dhara Vyas of @energyuk.bsky.social on what's happening and where were going with the UK energy system.
@edrc-uk.bsky.social
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April 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A really great @sussexnrggroup.bsky.social annual key note lecture with Dhara Vyas of @energyuk.bsky.social on what's happening and where were going with the UK energy system.
@edrc-uk.bsky.social
@edrc-uk.bsky.social
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📑 The Scottish Government's Community Wealth Building Bill is the first of its kind in the world.
📈 It would require councils, health boards & other public bodies to take forward measures which boost local economies, like buying local & promoting co-ops:
📈 It would require councils, health boards & other public bodies to take forward measures which boost local economies, like buying local & promoting co-ops:
Boosting Local Economies - Graeme Dey
Community Wealth Building Bill Published A Bill designed to create jobs and drive economic growth across Scotland by promoting investment in communities has been published. The Community Wealth…
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March 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
📑 The Scottish Government's Community Wealth Building Bill is the first of its kind in the world.
📈 It would require councils, health boards & other public bodies to take forward measures which boost local economies, like buying local & promoting co-ops:
📈 It would require councils, health boards & other public bodies to take forward measures which boost local economies, like buying local & promoting co-ops:
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It was brilliant to discuss community wealth building and #communityenergy with @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social today!
#communitywealth #communityownership
#JustTransition
#communitywealth #communityownership
#JustTransition
March 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
It was brilliant to discuss community wealth building and #communityenergy with @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social today!
#communitywealth #communityownership
#JustTransition
#communitywealth #communityownership
#JustTransition
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Community Wealth Building transforms local economies based on communities having direct ownership and control of their assets. It challenges failing economic development approaches, addressing inequality at its core. Check out our U.S. Action Guide: www.democracycollaborative.org/community-we...
Community Wealth Building — The Democracy Collaborative
Learn how Community Wealth Building (CWB) works as an economic development model that transforms local economies based on communities having direct ownership and control of their assets.
www.democracycollaborative.org
November 14, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Community Wealth Building transforms local economies based on communities having direct ownership and control of their assets. It challenges failing economic development approaches, addressing inequality at its core. Check out our U.S. Action Guide: www.democracycollaborative.org/community-we...