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New Nuclear Power

Friday, 26 February, 2021

This Commons Library briefing paper summarises current progress on nuclear power, including conventional reactors, advanced designs, waste disposal, and nuclear research.

  • Research Briefing
  • Climate change
  • Energy
  • Sciences
New Nuclear Power

Energy bills and tariff caps

Wednesday, 17 February, 2021

This Library briefing paper provides a summary of the UK energy market, a breakdown of the components of energy bills, and details of concerns and reforms in the market, including the tariff cap.

  • Research Briefing
  • Business
  • Consumers
  • Energy
Energy bills and tariff caps

Energy policy: an overview

Tuesday, 22 December, 2020

This page summarises the Commons Library publications on energy policy. The overview briefing paper provides background on energy in the UK, the basis for energy policy, and a timeline of significant developments in energy policy.

  • Research Briefing
  • Climate change
  • Energy
  • Sciences
Energy policy: an overview
  • Debate Pack

    UK Hydrogen Economy

    Wednesday, 16 December, 2020

    A Westminster Hall debate on the UK hydrogen economy has been scheduled for Thursday 17 December 2020 at 3.00pm. The debate will be led by Alexander Stafford MP. This House of Commons Library debate pack provides background information and press and parliamentary coverage of the issues.

    • Debate Pack
    • Energy
  • Research Briefing

    Electric vehicles and infrastructure

    Friday, 04 December, 2020

    This paper explains what electric vehicles are and how successive governments have planned for infrastructure and provided vehicle grants and incentives to encourage and accommodate their growth. It also sets out how the electricity grid is preparing to accommodate any increased demand from EV charging and looks at comparative emissions from EVs and conventional vehicles.

    • Research Briefing
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Roads
    • Sciences
  • Debate Pack

    The Future of Coal in the United Kingdom

    Tuesday, 01 December, 2020

    MPs will debate The Future of Coal in the United Kingdom on Thursday 3 December, The House of Commons Library has produced a background briefing for the debate.

    • Debate Pack
    • Energy
  • Research Briefing

    Fuel Poverty

    Wednesday, 18 November, 2020

    This Library briefing note summarises the levels of fuel poverty across the UK, policies to address fuel poverty, and stakeholder comment on the issue.

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
    • Energy
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Housing and net zero

    Thursday, 13 August, 2020

    This briefing considers the approach to housing, energy efficiency and net zero, providing an overview of Government policy and parliamentary comment on the issue.

    • Research Briefing
    • Climate change
    • Energy
    • Housing and planning
  • Research Briefing

    Energy Company Obligation (ECO)

    Wednesday, 08 July, 2020

    This House of Commons Library briefing provides information on the Government's Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme.

    • Research Briefing
    • Energy
  • Insight

    Mitigating climate change: Electricity and beyond

    Wednesday, 24 June, 2020

    This Insight describes the progress made in decarbonising the electricity sector and explores the shifting focus to mitigation in other sectors, where progress has been more limited.

    • Insight
    • Climate change
    • Climate Change Explainers
  • Insight

    Green finance: Mobilising investment for green growth 

    Wednesday, 24 June, 2020

    This Insight explores the three objectives of the Government's 2019 Green Finance Strategy: 'greening finance', 'financing green', and 'capturing the opportunity'.

    • Insight
    • Climate change
    • Climate Change Explainers
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus: Support for household finances

    Monday, 22 June, 2020

    This Commons Library briefing paper outlines the measures introduced by the Government, and other authorities, to support household finances during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Communities
    • Diseases
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Finance
    • Housing benefits
    • Local government
    • Rail
    • Roads
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits
    • Covid-19
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    Brexit: energy and climate change

    Friday, 19 June, 2020

    A House of Commons Library Briefing Paper discussing key energy and climate change policy in relation to the negotiations on the future relationship between the EU and UK.

    • Research Briefing
    • Climate change
    • Energy
    • EU law and treaties
    • Brexit
  • Research Briefing

    The UK-EU future relationship negotiations: summary of positions

    Wednesday, 03 June, 2020

    The tables in this paper provide a summary of the UK and EU positions in the future relationship negotiations, based on their proposed draft treaty texts and other publicly available statements

    • Research Briefing
    • Asylum
    • Aviation
    • Business
    • Climate change
    • Criminal law
    • Defence policy
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • EU institutions
    • EU law and treaties
    • Europe
    • Farming and fishing
    • Finance
    • Government
    • Immigration
    • Institutions
    • International development
    • International trade
    • Parliament
    • Roads
    • Sciences
    • The EU
    • Work and incomes
    • Brexit
  • Research Briefing

    The UK-EU future relationship: the March 2020 EU draft treaty and negotiations update

    Wednesday, 27 May, 2020

    This paper provides an update on the first three rounds of negotiations on the future UK-EU relationship and analysis of the draft new partnership treaty tabled by the EU in March 2020

    • Research Briefing
    • Animals
    • Aviation
    • Business
    • Climate change
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
    • Defence policy
    • Economic policy
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • EU institutions
    • EU law and treaties
    • Europe
    • Farming and fishing
    • Government
    • Immigration
    • Institutions
    • International organisations
    • International trade
    • Roads
    • Sciences
    • Tax
    • The EU
    • Brexit

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