Policy is critical. But it is probably more important to push policy forward with clarity, momentum and critical mass than some of the technology choices within that policy. In fact it makes sense to diversity of approaches to learn as efforts scaled up and shift based on feedback of what works best. If you don’t have overarching cross sector transfers such as Carbon Tax then measures to decarbonise within sectors by customer cost base such as Gas separate from Electric supply helps pushes decarbonisation across sectors by pushing up costs evenly.

Again just some links of timely interest: More maths videos with rate of change of new cases & deaths from 3Blue1Brown on Simulating an epidemic; and minutephysics on How Soon Will COVID-19 Peak? (And How To Tell). Numberphile have published a video on dome of the maths relating up modelling COVID19 transmission. An app has launched from researchers at Kings College to help slow the spread of #COVID19 and identify at risk cases sooner by self-reporting your symptoms daily, even if you feel well 🙏🏼.

We need to prepare ourselves for psychologically if we can for what is already certain to come to our communities in turn over next two weeks. Here are some harrowing but vital links to get over the urgency of situation. Critical Situation at Intensive Care in Italy ; Graph(s) at the FT (or find on Twitter etc., ask me for a copy) ; … Listen to The Burner daily podcast using Telegram or Soundcloud from Novara Media

There is so much out there on Coronavirus (COVID19) including much harrowing content from Italy and Iran. But here is back at delayed response only just now catching up with where need to be to stop the spread in the UK: Scientists have been sounding the alarm on coronavirus for months. Why did Britain fail to act? I am at home where I have been working from this week, along with my family, with both kids off from school from now on.

I was all riled up yesterday the write this post but feeling so drained to today, so as usual instead, I am just linking to another person’s article which sums up better some of what I wished to share: Government Strategy Tipping Britain Towards Huge Death Toll.

While it remains to be seen what can realised at least the call is being made with an open letter to the Trade Union movement from from Labour Transformed. The background is the pathetic response of UK government. Please act to flatten the curve by delaying the spread in any way you can. A good start would be for those that are able to work from home to do so, like is allready the case for many.

National Grid’s Future Energy Scenarios has published a Thought Piece on the Path to Net Zero that is worth reading. One section covers “What level of societal change do you see in our future?” on “Societal change is a choice for each and every one of us” including “How are my political views influenced by and how do they influence energy and climate policy? Am I willing to prioritise decarbonisation in my voting preferences?

I am voting for the Labour party in the upcoming UK election on Thursday, December the 12th. Please check out the issues that concern you in their Manifesto, using online page where you can select your priorities.

Supplying process heat with low carbon emissions to industry is required to avert climate change. One of most credible viable pathways to this is converting Natural Gas into Hydrogen for transport to industry through pipes but also ability to store in salt caverns. Carbon Dioxide that is a by product but rather than releasing Carbon Dioxide to atmosphere capturing the Carbon Dioxide and storing it underground. This change would increase accounted for costs of energy of industry along the line as would any decarbonisation strategy, but it is quite reasonable for the transition costs to be seen as investment, that is paid back with reduced social costs.

Some extracts from the Labour Party 2019 Manifesto that I myself find particularly of interest: “Energy use in buildings accounts for 56% of the UK’s total emissions, making it the single most polluting sector. We will develop the recommendations of our ‘30 by 2030’ report to put the UK on track for a net-zero-carbon energy system within the 2030s – and go faster if credible pathways can be found. We will deliver nearly 90% of electricity and 50% of heat from renewable and low-carbon sources by 2030.