Debate Pack
Opportunities for geothermal energy extraction
A debate will be held in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 15 September 2021 at 2.30pm on opportunities for geothermal energy extraction. The debate will be opened by Owen Thompson MP.
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Debate Pack
Nuclear fuel manufacturing in the UK
A debate will be held on 7 September 2021 at 2.30pm in Westminster Hall on Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing in the UK. The debate is sponsored by Mark Menzies, MP for Flyde.
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Debate Pack
Enabling community energy
A debate has been scheduled in Westminster Hall on Thursday 1 July 2021 at 1.30pm on enabling community energy. The subject for this debate has been nominated by the Backbench Business Committee and the Members introducing the debate are Wera Hobhouse MP, Ben Lake MP and Peter Aldous MP.
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Research Briefing
Community energy
Community energy refers to energy projects that are wholly or partially owned and controlled by local communities. The projects can span generation – usually renewable or low carbon – or demand reduction such as energy efficiency.
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Research Briefing
Green Homes Grant
This briefing paper summarises the Green Homes Grant Scheme that was open from September 2020 to March 2021. The paper covers details of the scheme, commentary on the scheme, its closure, and possible next steps.
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Debate Pack
District heat networks
MPs will debate District heat networks in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 28 April 2021 at 4.50pm. Elliot Colburn MP will open the debate.
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Research Briefing
New nuclear power
This Commons Library briefing paper summarises current progress on nuclear power, including conventional reactors, advanced designs, waste disposal, and nuclear research.
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Research Briefing
Energy policy: an overview
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.
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Debate Pack
UK Hydrogen Economy
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.
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Debate Pack
The Future of Coal in the United Kingdom
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.
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Research Briefing
Energy Company Obligation (ECO)
This Commons Library briefing paper provides historical background information on the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme.
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Research Briefing
Mitigating climate change: Electricity and beyond
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.
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Research Briefing
Green finance: Mobilising investment for green growth
This Insight explores the three objectives of the Government’s 2019 Green Finance Strategy: ‘greening finance’, ‘financing green’, and ‘capturing the opportunity’.
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Insight
Mitigating climate change: Electricity and beyond
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.
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Insight
Green finance: Mobilising investment for green growth
This Insight explores the three objectives of the Government's 2019 Green Finance Strategy: 'greening finance', 'financing green', and 'capturing the opportunity'.
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