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#TheNest: The future of our home heating

In A sustainable future
9 Feb 2022 15:30 – 9 Feb 2022 16:00
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With energy prices soaring, and the UK's over-reliance on gas becoming increasingly clear, it's time to start thinking about greener alternatives. Nesta's Sustainable Future Mission Manager Andy Regan, will be joined by E3G's Senior Policy Advisor Juliet Philips and Researcher Colm Britchfield to discuss the future of our home heating.

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Andy Regan

Head of Nesta Cymru
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Juliet Philips

Juliet leads E3G’s UK place-based transition workstreams, focusing on the policies and politics of decarbonising UK housing, as well as the financial solutions needed to underpin this major infrastructure opportunity.

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Colm Britchfield

Colm is a researcher in E3G’s UK place-based transitions team. His work covers heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency policy, as well as other issues related to the fair delivery of the net zero transition. He also supports the Green Finance Institute’s Coalition for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings, the Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Group, and the Electrify Heat campaign. He previously worked at the Institute for Government.”

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9 Feb 2022 15:30 – 9 Feb 2022 16:00
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