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On EV fiscal policy, the government should pick a lane

¿Por qué no los dos? (why not both?) settled the debate between hard- and soft-shell tacos. Applying this logic to electric vehicles (EVs) policy is…

Nov 11 • 

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The government must offer pride, not just employment, to former coal communities

Reform’s call to bring back coal mining initially seems absurd. British coal jobs peaked more than a century ago as mines were exhausted, machines…

Nov 4 • 

Lucy Shaw

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October 2025

Energy quick wins: re-balancing Britain's energy investment to shorter term solutions

Labour has four years left to deliver on its ambition to “make Britain a clean energy superpower.” There is no time to waste. The Reform and…

Oct 6 • 

Lucy Shaw

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September 2025

Running out of power: should data centres go off-grid?

We aren’t delivering energy fast enough to meet the UK’s artificial intelligence (AI) growth aspirations. London, Europe’s largest data centre market…

Sep 26 • 

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There are good reasons to reopen Ashford International. Wishful thinking isn’t one.

The British government could learn a lot from the mistakes of HS2 by interrogating estimates on the economic benefits of infrastructure projects.

Sep 17 • 

Lucy Shaw

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June 2025

Is coal actually "cheap?"

People care about energy costs. When there is a conflict, the price of oil is on everyone's lips. When was the last time you heard the price of coal?

Jun 27 • 

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February 2025

Fix airlines' oversized Business Class before building more runways

You aren’t just imagining the longer walk to Economy Class.

Feb 4 • 

Lucy Shaw

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December 2024

Girl math and 'avoided emissions'

Beware of the self-serving counterfactual

Dec 16, 2024 • 

Lucy Shaw

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October 2024

Sustainability trade-offs: Why I chose a gas-guzzling mystery rental car

“Here are your keys, ma’am, you’ll be driving a RAM 2500 today.” I had booked a Manager’s Special, i.e.

Oct 10, 2024 • 

Lucy Shaw

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August 2024

Are cleantech subsidies a quiet luxury?

Move over Loro Piana, the new ways to subtly display your wealth are home renovations and a sleek new car. For the sake of carbon emissions reduction…

Aug 23, 2024 • 

Lucy Shaw

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Implicit gas subsidies are counter-productive to the UK's energy transition

Last week, the UK Chancellor pulled ‘Winter Fuel Payments’ support from most British pensioners.

Aug 5, 2024 • 

Lucy Shaw

Pet food carbon paw print

Pets are an even more expensive luxury than the FT's "Rich People Problems" columnist realises. Moreover the rest of us are paying for it.

Aug 3, 2024 • 

Lucy Shaw

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