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For too long, extortionate electricity bills have been a huge problem for households across the UK. While targeted financial support has a role to play, the choices made now can either entrench reliance on fossil fuels or accelerate the shift away from them.

Join Nesta’s sustainable future mission at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference for a discussion on the most effective ways to keep bills permanently low. This session will explore how to transition our homes away from fossil fuels and towards clean, cheap power.

Our panel including Andrew Sissons, director of Nesta's sustainable future mission, Nesta, Louise Gilmore, policy advocacy manager, E.ON UK and Andrew Barry, principal analyst - energy markets, Regen will examine the full range of levers available to make electricity cheaper, the trade-offs involved and how decisions made now could shape the resilience of household energy bills for years to come. Expert speakers will bring together perspectives from policy, industry and consumer advocacy to discuss the options on the table and what effective action could look like.

This event will take place on Sunday 20 September, 12:15-13:15 BST at Room 1A, Brighton Centre, located in the secure zone. Add to your calendar.

Speakers

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Andrew Sissons

Andrew is a director on Nesta's mission to create a sustainable future, which focuses on decarbonisation and economic recovery. His team focuses on setting up innovation projects and partnerships that reduce carbon emissions from homes, which is a key part of the UK reaching net zero. Andrew has a background in climate change, economic geography and productivity. Andrew joined Nesta from the Environment Agency, where he led the agency's work on funding and green finance, having previously been the agency's chief economist. He has worked in government (Cabinet Office, MHCLG) on cities and local growth policy, helping to create the new metro mayors in several cities in England. He has also previously worked at The Work Foundation and as an economic consultant.

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Tim Leunig

Tim is chief economist at Nesta. Tim Leunig served as a senior UK government adviser for a decade, including as an economic adviser to two chancellors, senior policy adviser to six other cabinet ministers, and chief analyst and chief scientific adviser to the Department for Education. He invented the UK’s furlough scheme, the National Funding Formula for England’s schools, and Progress 8, the method for evaluating secondary schools. In autumn 2023, he was the prime minister’s education adviser. He has taught at the London School of Economics for 25 years and is a multiple international prize-winning economist. He is also a director of economics at Public First.

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Louise Gilmore

Policy advocacy manager, E.ON UK

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Shauna Dubler

Senior public affairs manager, Energy UK