Seventh Carbon Budget Ep34
Seventh Carbon Budget Ep34: Dr Nadine Moustafa & Dr Aidan Rhodes
In February of 2025, the Climate Change Committee released the 7th Carbon Budget, advising Government on new pathways to decarbonising the UK by 2050.
Topics Discussed
- The key strategies in the budget and how likely we are to achieve them.
- Carbon removal and carbon capture technologies
- The jobs and skills needed to achieve a large-scale transition, and
- Challenges for government, industry and public
Episode Overview
with timestamps
00:00 - Introduction to the Energy Futures Podcast
00:41 - What is the Carbon Budget?
03:20 - The Seventh Carbon Budget: Scope and Significance
04:11 - Decarbonizing the Power Sector and Beyond
05:51 - Heating and Households: The Heat Pump Challenge
10:52 - From Technology to Implementation: Public Engagement and Policy
14:28 - Industry and Investment: Long-Term Business Models
18:00 - Carbon Markets and Carbon Removal Technologies
21:20 - No Silver Bullet: A Multi-Technology Approach
23:47 - Adaptation and Climate Resilience
28:22 - Challenges to Reaching Net Zero
32:03 - Supply Chains, Skills, and Workforce Transition
36:00 - Granular Planning and Regional Considerations
39:03 - Financing the Transition: Public and Private Roles
43:01 - Conclusion: A Call to Action and Optimism
Meet our Guests
Dr. Nadine Moustafa
Research associate in the Chemical Engineering department and the Center for Environmental Policy. She specialises in systems modelling for carbon management and decarbonization technologies, developing net-zero strategies including carbon accounting, policy and carbon markets.
Connect with Nadine on LinkedIn
Dr. Aidan Rhodes
Research Fellow at Imperial and Energy Policy Briefing Paper Fellow at Energy Futures Lab.
Connect with Aidan on LinkedIn
Related Resources
To deepen your understanding of the topics discussed in this episode, explore the following resources:
- Seventh Carbon Budget link
- Climate Change Committee link
- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) link
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