INTERVIEW: Chris Stark (@chrisstark.bsky.social), head of UK govt's "mission" for clean power by 2030 Over 40 mins he explains why the UK shd be an "electrostate", why attacks on climate policy are "completely crazy" & why economics are driving the global energy transition “in one direction”

Read @chrisstark.bsky.social's feature article by Jonathan Leake in The Telegraph where he call calls for UK to embrace the "cold, hard economics" of going green, Chris highlights the immense economic opportunity that the renewable energy industry could bring to communities across the UK:

Everything Electric Podcast | Inside the UK’s Clean Energy Culture War – Chris Stark Explains fullycharged.show/podcasts/pod... Head of the Mission Control for Clean Power 2030 @chrisstark.bsky.social on the UK's action plan to hit 95% clean electricity

@chrisstark.bsky.social Great interview with @everythingelectric.bsky.social #Cp2030 #Renewables #Climateemergency youtu.be/NWJTjMIZILg?...

"𝘐𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳"🔌 @chrisstark.bsky.social Head of UK’s Mission for Clean Power at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Join us this Wednesday for Power Talks - an in-depth discussion on the Govt's energy transition plans between @chrisstark.bsky.social, Head of Mission Control for Clean Power 2030, and our CEO @dharavyas.bsky.social. 📅 12 March 2025 🕒 8.30am 🔗 Register: buff.ly/OUmaB8W

We’re consulting on potential reforms to the CfD for the next renewables allocation round, later this year - among them, longer contracts as we as some other new parameters. These are some of the most important changes that we can implement for the 2030 clean power mix. www.gov.uk/government/c...

TODAY: Decarbonising the power system by 2030 is one of Labour's missions. But what more could be done to speed up delivery? Tune in at 12:30 with @rosahodgkin.bsky.social @neso-energy.bsky.social @chrisstark.bsky.social and @dharavyas.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/govern...

Spaces are going quickly for our 10th Anniversary lecture with @chrisstark.bsky.social💡 Register and submit questions for Chris and Professor Karen Turner, CEP Director (question form is in the last step of getting your Eventbrite ticket) ⬇️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-governm... #CEP10

Last week, we welcomed @chrisstark.bsky.social, Head of UK’s Clean Power Mission, to the Academy for a Clean Power 2030 workshop. Alongside top leadership and expert engineers, they discussed steps needed for the UK's Clean Power mission. Learn more: nepc.raeng.org.uk/enabling-a-d...

Scientists developed the first climate models in the late 1960s (for which the Nobel Prize in physics was recently awarded!). How have these models held up against what happened in the real world after they were published? Surprisingly well, it turns out:

The Committee and secretariat congratulate @chrisstark.bsky.social on being awarded a CBE in the New Years Honours list. Chris oversaw the production of over 100 publications, including six UK progress reports. www.theccc.org.uk/2024/12/31/c...

These last two weeks are providing a lot of reasons to talk about electricity market decarbonization and risk. Here, the UK is setting a good example of how to accelerate decarbonization by addressing risk allocation problems that otherwise hinder renewables and energy storage investment. 🧵🔌💡

Deep dive: How the UK plans to reach clean power by 2030 With my colleague Molly I've dug deep into the govt's 136-page action plan for decarbonising the grid by 2030 If achieved, it'd see offshore wind become backbone of power sector – in just 6yrs www.carbonbrief.org/... 1/2

Huge. What @chrisstark.bsky.social's Clean Power 2030 Action Plan gets right? ➡️ Consumers Clean power transitions rest on consumers shifting energy choices, e.g. how & when they use electricity to match supply from renewables and to avoid overwhelming the grid⚡ 📈⬇️ 2030 consumer demand flex growth

Great to see this put together quickly - as is needed for a pacy switch away from gas

Government has experienced bumps and missteps in first 6 months, for sure, but plenty of serious policy activity, manifested publicly, like this. (Whether one happens to agree with it or not on specifics.)

Fascinating UK polling on clean power from @luketryl.bsky.social and @moreincommonuk.bsky.social

Our brand new Clean Power 2030 Action Plan is published today. We’ve produced this at lightning pace - it’s packed with new steps towards clean power. We’re moving quickly and making big decisions to open the path to 2030. www.gov.uk/government/p...

Big day tomorrow. Lots for you to read. We’ve been busy. 👀

Make sure you follow the great Laura Young @lesswastelaura.bsky.social

So useful - a brilliant summary of the #COP29 outcomes from the lovely people at @carbonbrief.org

After net zero CO2 emissions do you want to halt or continue global warming? If you want to halt global warming, the point of getting to net zero emissions, then we better define it correctly! The key is how “removals” are defined & the role humans play. doi.org/10.1038/s415... 1/

Now this place is cooking, maybe worth doing a big old energy thread. Let’s talk about how electricity prices are set, why they’re so high in Britain, and how we could reduce them… 🧵

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I love the fact that I first posted this👇🏽 almost exactly a year ago. 12 months and 2 jobs later, @chrisstark.bsky.social’s work is still absolutely VITAL to decarbonisation in the UK, and will be setting the pace of decarbonisation for many G20 countries. (USA excepted, obvs 😔)

Getting busy on here…

Note to self: check for typos when writing “shift”

Today is an important day, with the publication of advice from @neso_energy on the requirements of clean power by 2030. It’s brilliant analysis. The headline is that it’s achievable, while maintaining security of supply, but only if we get a move...

Clean power requires faster planning, but we don’t have a single planning system across GB. We’ve worked with colleagues in @scotgov (notable in itself) on reforms to the Scottish energy consenting regime. These are critical to Clean Power...

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We’re off and running for #CleanPower2030 We’ve written to @NationalGridESO to request advice on the requirements of the 2030 power system. We’ll receive their advice in the Autumn - and we’ll ensure the enabling policies are there to deliver...

Missing the Olympics 🥺

Super excited to start my new job (officially) today @energygovuk We’re already up and running and we have some big plans… Buckle up!

We begin https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-funding-for-clean-energy-in-britain

Won’t take the sting out of the Scottish performance last night, but here’s an overview of the steps UEFA are taking to try reduce thecarbon footprint of an international football tournament. @thecarbontrust #euro2024...

In today's Guardian - on the UK's climate election that wasn't (yet)... @jonathanwatts @guardian https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/10/disappointing-and-surprising-why-isnt-this-a-climate-election-in-the-uk

❤️ @SubClub https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy66504enpeo

So true, by the late, great Douglas Adams (RIP). Might help to explain the reaction of a certain type of folk to progress in low-carbon tech. (Might also explain why I’m suspicious of bubble tea and...

Looking like a rough ride for the Scottish Government’s climate policies. I see the knives are out for Scotland’s Heat in Buildings proposals. These were strong proposals to decarbonise Scottish buildings over time, targeting the critical point of sale. If not this, then what?

Will we slash global emissions through electrification? Look to China - now dominating the global story. Some *stonking* stats in this piece. And a warning about the West’s protectionist reaction. Brilliant from @adam_tooze with data from...

Do corporate climate targets depress shareholder returns? Good column by @MPJVincent, with FT research on the relative performance of corporates making verified reductions in their scope one and two emissions (still need to talk scope three though…). https://on.ft.com/4dFe4sE

New organisation. New twitter handle. Same me. 👋 @thecarbontrust

Well, that’s a wrap after more than six years at @theCCCuk. It has been a wonderful privilege. The handle of this account will change shortly, but please continue to follow. I’ll keep tweeting on climate when I move across to @thecarbontrust from next week. 🙏

Lots of people asking about Scotland's climate targets today (understandably). We won't comment before we see what the Scottish Government is planning, but our position on the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿2030 target is already very clear. It was in two key bits of advice, published already. 🧵

This was a very fun discussion with @AkshatRathi on my experience of UK climate governance @theCCCuk - and how we might interpret the recent period of UK climate politics. Tune in - Zero is always a great listen. @climate...

Today we published our assessment of the 3rd National Adaptation Programme (NAP3). NAP3 is the statutory plan for adaptation, but it simply doesn’t carry a status that matches the gravity of known climate risks in the UK. @theCCCuk...

Confirmation today (no surprises) that the UK outperformed its third carbon budget (CB3). Under the Act, we are duty bound to offer advice on the handling of any ‘surplus’. Our analysis and advice to Government will be published on 28th...

The advert for the role of Chief Executive @theCCCuk is now live. Spread the word. https://www.theccc.org.uk/about/careers/ https://twitter.com/StarkClimate/status/1745357074559651923

An advert for a job I rate quite highly. https://www.theccc.org.uk/about/careers/