Steve Pye

@st_pye

Associate Professor at UCL. Sustainable energy. Net-zero emission systems. Deep Decarbonisation. Equitable transitions.

London
Joined January 2014
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    18 hours ago

    We're hiring energy systems modellers to work on decarbonisation technologies, transformation pathways, and integrated systems scenario analysis. . Please rt

    We’re hiring ! A broad search in all areas of climate & energy expertise, w particular interest in carbon management, low-C fuels, nat gas, industrial decarb, tech & innovation policy, energy system modeling & energy for development. Pls RT
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    Dec 27

    Home electrification put to the test today in Seattle, below 20 degrees F outside. So far, so good! 2.5-ton heat pump for an old (1907) house, 1,500 sq. ft. No supplemental heat yet engaged (I have resistance coils for backup...)

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  3. Dec 25

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    Dec 23

    The world's biggest carbon capture facility sequesters 4,000 tons of CO2 per year. That's about half of Bill Gates' annual emissions. Cutting the purchasing power of billionaires would be more effective than the finest carbon capture technology.

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  5. Dec 23

    Spot on

    SUVs represent 45% of global car sales in 2021. FORTY-FIVE PERCENT. IN TWO THOUSAND TWENTY ONE. This is beyond market-failure, it's market-cynicism: car manufacturers, customers and regulators betting against the climate crisis.
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    Dec 21

    Alert! 2 awesome climate jobs with our team in 1) Decarbonising national oil companies: 2) Ending public finance for fossil fuels: Come and join us, we're nice!

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    Dec 20

    New briefing paper from consultancy Transport for Quality of Life collates the evidence on the need for absolute traffic reduction to meet climate targets. At *minimum* a 20% in car mileage must be achieved by 2030, requiring transformational policy change

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    Dec 20

    Limiting global warming requires CO2 emissions. That is science. Yet people are nervous about as a policy framework. Our new paper in sets out 7 attributes to make a useful guide to climate policy.

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    Dec 19

    Pity the poor, oppressed driver forced to share their roads with the rest of us | Catherine Bennett

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  10. Dec 17

    "The suggestion that there are particular home archetypes in Britain that are “unsuitable” for heat pumps is not supported by project experience and data."

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    Dec 15

    Happy to share my new paper in Energy Policy with , , , David Adelman, and : "Enhancing policy realism in energy system optimization models: Politically feasible decarbonization pathways for the United States"

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    Dec 15

    Podcast with the brilliant chatting about how we even got here and insights from my PhD on how to overcome energy poverty with better investment subsidies

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    Dec 14

    New research position in . Significant opportunity to inform global climate policy decisions, with a focus on the evolution of global energy system pathways. Deadline January 7 2022.

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  14. Dec 13

    Car users don’t have an inalienable right to occupy public space

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    Dec 9

    Join us January 11th and 12th to discuss our work on the precedents for and speed of decline to meet climate targets! Talks by and more! Read more and register at the link!

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    Dec 7

    What a night! Colleagues voted unanimously to support the implementation of all 3 of Haringey's first LTNs, voting for safer, cleaner, greener streets. We're taking down the Welcome to Through-Traffic signs, replacing them with Streets for People

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  18. Dec 7

    Very useful explainer on the role of tree planting to meet GHG emission reduction goals in the UK. We need to get planting rates north of 30,000 Ha /yr in next couple of years (currently just over 10k Ha).

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    Dec 6

    ANALYSIS The UK car market is changing fast 🔌 28% of sales now come with a plug ⚡️ pure EVs at 19%, rising rapidly ⛽️ less than half are conventional cars 📉 overall sales -25% in 2yrs (!) 🚗 petrol cars -50% in 2yrs, diesel -75% 🚘 diesels just 5% of market data: 1/

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  20. Dec 4

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