This is an audio recording of an IfG Live Event

The UK’s energy policy is at a critical turning point, with the government facing several key decisions as it tries to meet the UK’s ambitious 2050 net zero target. The energy white paper, published in December 2020, was an important step, but there are big questions over the future of nuclear power, how to support technologies like carbon capture and storage, and what industry needs to do to prepare for electrification.

At this event, experts discussed whether the UK government and the civil service are equipped to meet these energy policy challenges, how decisions should be made, and what the government’s priorities should be in the years ahead.

The panel also discussed the IfG’s recent report, Evidence in energy policy making: what the UK can learn from overseas.

On our panel to discuss these questions were:

The event was chaired by Alex Thomas, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.

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