Talks

2021 Conference of the Ground Source Heat Pump Association held at the Coniston Hotel Country Estate & Spa, Skipton
​The new energy market design: why carbon pricing matters. Heat Pump Forum. 29 September 2021
Technical and policy landscape of decarbonising heating. Workshop "Decarbonising heat - practical realities". VESMA. 08 July 2021
The Heat is On – The Race to Replace Domestic Gas in a Climate Emergency. Webinar organised by LSBU. 24 June 2021
Sustainable domestic heating and renovation in Central and South-Eastern Europe Conference. 23 June 2021
The energy transition: challenges and solutions, Presentation to the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER). 18 June 2021
Decarbonising Domestic Heating. All Party Parliamentary Group on Energy Costs. House of Commons. London, 16 June 2021
Energy in a net zero world. Presentation to Organisatie Duurzame Energie (Flamish Renewable Energy Association). 25 May 2021
Heat Vision 2030 Roundtable: The ideal condition for heat networks to deliver. 23 April 2021
Decarbonising UK heating: a policy package for a domestic heat pump mass market. Policy Group meeting at London School of Economics. 19 April 2021
The end of fossil heating: unicorns and horses. EnR Labelling & EcoDesign Working Group. 09 March 2021
European Green Deal and Buildings. Press event organised by tado. 24 February 2021
Living with a heat pump. Workshop organised by the European Climate Foundation. 24 February 2021
​Private Members Briefing. Inquiry into the decarbonising heat in homes. Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee. House of Commons. London, 04 February 2021
Heating our homes not the planet: how to get to net zero. The Heat is On – The Race to Replace Domestic Gas in a Climate Emergency. Webinar organised by LSBU. 21 January 2021
Heat pumps: an introduction. CRUX/RAP workshop. 15 December 2020
Feasibility of electrification of domestic heating. ECOS webinar. 10 December 2020
Smart Heat Electrification and 600k Heat Pumps in the UK. Event by the ​Association for Decentralised Energy. London, 10 December 2020
Heating buildings and the future of the gas grid. Workshop by WWF. 08 December 2020
Minimum Energy Performance Standards for existing buildings. Workshop by DENEFF. 01 December 2020
Expert witness: Heat Pump Inquiry. Evidence given to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee. House of Commons. London, 25 November 2020
Keynote: Australia National Energy Efficiency Conference. 25 November 2020
Keynote: Transformation of Ireland’s Heat Sector. 2020 National Energy Research and Policy Conference. ​Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. 19 November 2020
Press briefing. The pathway to net zero heating in the UK. Science Media Centre. 8 October 2020
Keynote: Beat the heat - how to move from fossil to clean heating in Europe? Europe Beyond Coal annual conference. 30 September 2020
Launch of Energy Futures Lab’s briefing paper "Smart and Flexible Electric Heat". Panelist. Imperial College, London. 10 September 2020
Energy in a net zero world. Lunch time talk for Penningtons Manches Cooper. 28 August 2020
Principles for heat decarbonisation. Online workshop. European Climate Foundation. 25 August 2020
Options for financing energy efficiency schemes to tackle energy poverty. SocialWatt ‘Connecting Obligated Parties to Adopt Innovative Schemes towards Energy Poverty Alleviation’. Online workshop. 24 August 2020
Why the UK Parliament should launch an inquiry into heat. Pitch to Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee. 16 July 2020
Improving DISCOM viability through behind-the-meter energy efficiency and renewable energy interventions. TERI/RAP webinar. 6 July 2020
Carbon pricing: the right tool to decarbonise buildings? European Alliance to Save Energy webinar. 6 July 2020
EnTech Digital Series. Digitalising the Energy Sector. Webinar. 15 June 2020
Energy Policy: opportunities and challenges, now and into the future. New Energy Forum Roundtable. Webinar. 4 June 2020
 Heating without the hot air: Principles for smart heat electrification. Leonardo Energy. Webinar. 7 May 2020
Is Hydrogen a solution to decarbonise heating? Webinar organised by EEB and CAN Europe. 4 May 2020
Heating without the hot air: Principles for smart heat electrificatio. Webinar organised by Agora Energiewende. 30 May 2020
Decarbonising residential heating: Policy recommendations and opportunities. Webinar with BPIE. 16 April 2020
Heating without the hot air: Principles for smart heat electrification. Webinar for the European Parliament. 2 April 2020
Heating without the hot air: Principles for smart heat electrification. Webinar for the European Commission. 1 April 2020
Taking the hot air out of heat electrification. Conference on energy efficient domestic heating. Sofia, Bulgaria, 10 March 2020
Smart electrification of heat. VIII Congress of the Polish Organization for the Development of Heat Pump Technology. Kielce, Poland, 27 February 2020
Energy efficiency retrofits: lessons learned from the UK. Ministry of Economic Development of Poland. Warsaw, 19 December 2019
Best practices on EEOs: Testing the robustness of existing guidance. International Energy Agency. Paris, 10 December 2019
Approaching the energy transition in a more integrated fashion. FORESIGHT Forum. Copenhagen, 25 November 2019
Keynote: Energy efficiency as a strategic priority of the European Union. Air Quality and Energy Efficiency Conference. Krakow, Poland, 20 November 2019
Electrification: Technology, Regulation and Markets. International Regulatory and Policy Energy Innovation Forum. Paris, 15 October 2019
Article 7 implementation 2021–2030 – examples of planned policy mixes and possible new measures. Concerted Action Energy Efficiency Directive. Zagreb, 17 October 2019
Keynote: Role of energy efficiency in the broader energy transition. Energy Future Exchange - EFEX conference. Brussels, 24 September 2019
Heat decarbonisation in Europe: challenges and opportunities. European Climate Foundation, Brussels, 27 June 2019
Efficiency First: Reinventing the UK's energy system. Belambra Presqu'île de Giens, France, 5 June 2019
Policy engagement.Energy Demand Networking Hub. Birmingham, 9 May 2019
Keynote: Energy Efficiency Obligations: an introduction. Energy Efficiency First: Expanding markets through obligations. Conference organised by eceee in partnership with GEO PLC. Paris, 25 April 2019
The economic benefits of Energy Efficiency Obligations. USAID Energy Efficiency Obligations Conference. Sarajevo, 6 March 2019
Set up to fail: how not to design energy efficiency programmes. Conference of the Parties (COP 24) to the UNFCCC. Side event: Measures, financing, technologies for clean air. Katowice, Poland, 11 December 2018
The performance gap of low-carbon building technologies and the role of public policy. International Energy Policy & Programme Evaluation Conference (IEPPEC). Vienna, Austria, 25-27 June 2018
Retrofit status, potential and policy gap. Roundtable by Centre on Innovation and Energy Demand and Association for the Conservation of Energy "Warm Homes for All". London, 25 June 2018
More than counting beans: The role of evaluation, monitoring & verification. C4E Forum.Serock, Poland. 13-16 June 2018
Addressing the non-financial barriers - making energy efficiency finance work. C4E Forum.Serock, Poland. 13-16 June 2018
The Clean Energy for All European Package - where are we in the negotiations on the Energy Effciency Directive? Agora Energiewende workshop. Berlin, 12 June 2018
The policies Europe has and what it needs to put Efficiency First. Invited keynote at Open Plenary of eceee Industrial Efficiency Summer Study. Berlin, 11-13 June 2018
Market-based instruments for energy efficiency – can they support the energy efficiency industry? eceee Industrial Efficiency Summer Study. Berlin, 11-13 June 2018
The Role of Regulators in Energy Efficiency – US/EU Experiences. Energy Summit. Neum, Bosnia, 25 April 2018
EEO schemes: global and EBRD COO status. Expert roundtable on EEOs. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. London, 19 April 2018
Energy efficiency in the UK: where next? Liberal Democrats, Climate policy advisory group meeting. London, 16 April 2018
International experience on energy efficiency obligations and auctions. Workshop at the Swedish Ministry of the Environment and Energy. Stockholm, 11 April 2018
Smart metering: economic benefits for the market and end users. World Bank. Workshop: Electricity smart metering roll-out: costs and benefits. Bucharest, Romania, 28 March 2018
The potential for energy efficiency: increased carbon and financial benefits. New Energy Forum. London, 22 March 2018
EU Energy policy – the perspective from a clean energy think tank. Lecture to MSc course "Environmental Change & Management". Oxford, 05 March 2018
Energy Efficiency Obligations: Lessons from other countries. Energy Networks Association workshop BEIS Energy Efficiency Consultation. London, 01 December 2017
Are we Warmer & Greener yet? The state of UK domestic energy efficiency policy. Westminster Sustainable Business Forum roundtable. London, 30 November 2017
The economic case for energy efficiency. Working lunch organised by Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC). Brussels, 21 November 2017
EU building energy efficiency policy - opportunities and challenges for Member States. Heat workshop. Stiftung Umweltenergierecht. Würzburg, 16 November 2017
Market-based instruments for energy efficiency. RAP/co2online energy efficiency strategy workshop. Berlin, 7 November 2017
Potential of demand participation and demand response in electricity markets. Florence School of Regulation Policy Workshop. Demand Participation in Electricity Markets and Demand Response: Regulatory Framework and Business Models. European University Institute. Florence, 27 October 2017
Efficiency First – A Crucial Building Block for the Energiewende. GIZ/BMZ Renewable Energy & Efficiency Week 2017. Berlin, 10 October 2017
Unlocking Britain’s First Fuel: The potential for energy savings in UK housing. British Energy Efficiency Federation/ BEIS. London, 26 September 2017
Effciency First in EU energy policy. EU-China Energy Dialogue. Beijing, 19-20 September 2017
Price caps or energy efficiency: what should the priorities be to reduce consumer bills? UKERC Annual Conference 2017. Warwick University, 14 September 2017
The remaining potential for energy efficiency in UK housing. Science Media Centre and UKERC news briefing. Science Media Centre. London, 05 September 2017
Joint presentation with Sam Thomas (IEA): Market-based instruments for energy efficiency: Policy choice and design. 4th European Working Meeting of the White Certificates Club. Paris, 30 June 2017
Fuel poverty and Energy Efficiency Obligations - a critical review. 4th European Working Meeting of the White Certificates Club. Paris, 30 June 2017
Energy policy making: understanding effectiveness and the role of evidence. University of Edinburgh and ClimateXChange workshop. Edinburgh, 9 June 2017
Costs and benefits of Energy Efficiency Obligations - a review of European programmes. European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy Summer Study. Belambra Presqu'île de Giens, France, 29 May - 3 June 2017
Property Transfer Tax reform – a revenue-neutral financing mechanism for energy efficiency? European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy Summer Study. Belambra Presqu'île de Giens, France, 29 May - 3 June 2017
Energy efficiency climate protection - international perspective. Berliner Energietage 2017. Berlin, 3 May 2017
Divestment through Efficiency First. PUBLENEF side-event during Energy Cities’ annual conference “2050 is now”. Stuttgart, Germany 26 April 2017
Translating Science into Policy. Training Better Leaders Workshop. University of Oxford. 20 April 2017
The global experience with Energy Efficiency Obligations. Third Energy Summit 2017, Neum, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 04 April 2017
The outlook for efficiency standards: lessons learnt from the carbon plan and options for policy. Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum Keynote Seminar: Opportunities and priorities for energy efficiency. London, 21 March 2017
Efficiency First - from principle to practice. Workshop on Efficiency First in Germany organised by RAP, Agora Energiewende and German Industry Initiative for Energy Efficiency (DENEFF). Berlin, 29-30 March 2017
The benefits of energy efficiency to consumers. Roundtable on the Energy Efficiency Directive. Brussels, 29 March 2017
Regulatory issues of end customer energy efficiency programmes - Energy Efficiency Obligations. Training Course: Energy Efficiency. Organized by the Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA). Budapest, Hungary, 13-14 March 2017
Financing building energy efficiency through Energy Efficiency Obligations. Policies to finance energy efficiency in the building stock. DIW workshop, Berlin, 1 March 2017
From programmes to markets – how to leverage market forces for energy efficiency. Joint presentation with Richard Cowart (RAP) and Sam Thomas (IEA). Webinar hosted by IEA Demand Side Management Energy Efficiency Technology Collaboration Program and Leonardo Energy. 23 February 2017
Market-based Instruments for energy efficiency. IEA/ENSPOL/RAP workshop: Market-based Instruments: Policy choice and design of Energy Efficiency Obligations and auctions. Brussels, 24 January 2017
Financing energy efficiency through Energy Efficiency Obligations. Energy Efficiency Finance Market Place. EASME. Brussels, 18-19 January 2017
Updating Energy Efficiency Legislation post-2020 - Benefits for people and climate. Working lunch hosted by MEP Peter Liese. European Parliament, Brussels, 11 January 2017
Policy Dialogue with Marie Donnelly. Review of the energy efficiency package: making it an energy source in its own right? European Policy Centre. Brussels, 14 December 2016
Efficiency First: reinventing the UK’s energy system in the UK. IGov Final conference: Energy Governance- new ideas, new institutions, new people. London, 06 December 2016
Energy Efficiency Obligations – A Toolkit for Success (Webinar). IEPPEC Evaluation Academy webinar. Brussels, 21 September 2016
What the EU referendum means for energy and environmental policy. Liberal Democrats Autumn Conference. Brighton, 16-20 September 2016
Buildings and the 5th Carbon Budget. Round-table policy discussion. Houses of Parliament. London, 14 September 2016
Energy efficiency obligations - a global stocktake of implementation and progress. ENSPOL workshop. Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands. The Hague, 25 August 2016
Findings on the implementation of Article 7 resulting from studies commissioned by the European Parliament and Commission. Workshop for Member States on the future of the Energy Efficiency Directive organised by the Coalition and the Slovak Permanent Representation. Brussels, 18 July 2016  
Energy efficiency and the policy mix. Workshop on Building Governance and Climate Change: Fresh Thinking. UCL. London, 14 July 2016
Supplier Obligation Schemes and the Future of ECO. Westminster Sustainable Business Forum roundtable. London, 12 July 2016
Can Europe deliver on energy efficiency? Investigating the effectiveness of Article 7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive. IEPPEC Evaluation Academy webinar. Oxford, 22 June 2016
Expert witness: Household Energy Efficiency Schemes inquiry. Evidence given to the House of Commons' Public Accounts Committee. House of Commons. 11 May 2016, London
Future Strategies for Improving Domestic Energy Efficiency. Westminster Sustainable Business Forum: Domestic Energy Efficiency Report Launch Conference. London, 27 April 2016
Outline of an Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme for Bosnia. Workshop by USAID Energy Investment Activity. Neum, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 20-21 April 2016
Policy directions for renewable energy and efficiency in industry and business. Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue. 17 March 2016. Berlin
Nudging and selected energy efficiency policies. Moderating two sessions at stakeholder workshop. Federal Environment Ministry. 16 March 2016. Berlin, Germany
Challenges in implementing Energy Efficiency Obligation Schemes in the EnC countries. Workshop of giz energy efficiency experts from Eastern and Central Europe. 9 March, Vienna, Austria. Download part 1 Download part 2
Energy efficiency and the policy mix - results from the ENSPOL project. World Sustainable Energy Days 2016. 24 February 2016, Linz, Austria
Chair: Workshop on Monitoring and verification systems for Energy Efficiency Obligation Schemes and alternative measures under Article 7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive. 3 February 2016, Brussels
Article 7 implementation / compliance – EU state of play. ENSPOL Energy Efficiency Directive Article 7 workshop. 15 January 2016, London
Expert witness: Inquiry into home energy efficiency and demand reduction. Evidence given to the House of Commons' Energy and Climate Change Committee. House of Commons. 08 December 2015, London
Keynote speaker: Implementing Energy Efficiency Obligations in Bosnia: A review of international best-practice. Workshop by USAID Energy Investment Activity. Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 11 November 2015
Encouraging Energy Efficiency in Buildings. UK Low-Carbon Energy Policy – Filling the Policy ‘Holes’. ​A joint workshop between UCL ISR and the Grantham Research Institute (LSE). London, 27 October 2015
Expert witness: Inquiry into energy efficiency in the private rented sector. All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Private Rented Sector (PRS). House of Commons. London, 26 October 2015
Keynote speaker: Paving the way for domestic energy efficiency in the UK. ResPublica Energy Efficiency Private Roundtable, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, London, 15 July 2015
Keynote speaker: Compliance with EED Article 7 Requirements Concerning Methodologies for Energy Savings Calculation – Overview of Member States' Notifications. Workshop organised by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission: Calculation Methods for Energy Savings under Article 7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive. Brussels, 10 June 2015
Re-energising the UK’s approach to domestic energy efficiency. European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, Summer Study 2015, 1-6 June 2013, Belambra Presqu'île de Giens, France
Keynote speaker: Implementing Energy Efficiency Obligations - best practice and common pitfalls. Concerted Action meeting Energy Efficiency Directive. 04 March 2015, Tallinn, Estonia
Keynote speaker: History of UK energy efficiency policy. ResPublica Workshop: Out of the Cold: Creating a Consumer-led Energy Efficiency Policy Offer. London, 10 February 2015
Keynote speaker: First results of a study evaluating the Article 7 submissions of EU-28 member states commissioned by DG ENER. ENSPOL Workshop on Article 7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive: Energy Efficiency Obligation Schemes (EEOs) and alternative measures. Brussels, 05 February 2015
Evolution of UK energy efficiency policy. Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Anglia Ruskin University. January 2015, Chelmsford, UK
Residential Energy Efficiency Programs in the UK: from qualified success to complete failure. British Institute of Energy Economics 10th Academic Conference. Balancing Competing Energy Policy Goals. St Johns College, Oxford, 17-18 September 2014
Sustainability Consulting 2.0. Sustainability Training Module. 7-9 April 2014, University of Oxford
The Green Deal in the UK - policy implications and recent developments. World Sustainable Energy Days 2014. February, Linz, Austria
Nearly zero energy buildings - lessons learned from the UK. Expert workshop organised by ENTRANZE - Policies to ENforce the TRAnsition to Nearly Zero Energy buildings in the EU-27. 21 November 2013, Frankfurt
Changing policy landscape and implications for industry. Sustainable Joint Venture: Sweden and North East of England. Construction Excellence in the North East. 10 October 2013, Newcastle
The Green Deal. Rénovation énergétique / financements / santé et précarité: quels liens tisser? Conference organised by Women in Europe for a Common Future, 25 June, Paris
The Green Deal – what it is and what has happened so far. European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, Summer Study 2013, 4 June 2013, Belambra Presqu'île de Giens, France
Energy policy in transition: evidence from energy supply and demand in the UK. European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, Summer Study 2013, 4 June 2013, Belambra Presqu'île de Giens, France
Expert witness: Inquiry into Energy Prices, Profits and Poverty. Evidence given to the House of Commons' Energy and Climate Change Committee. House of Commons. 9 May 2013, London.
UK Supplier Obligations in transition - will the Green Deal and the Energy Company Obligation work? Workshop on Suppliers Obligations and White Certificates organised by JRC European Commission,  9-10 April 2013, Varese, Italy
Effizienz muss sich für Anbieter und Verbraucher rechnen! Anreizsysteme durch weiße Zertifikate. EUROFORUM-Konferenz Wachstumsmarkt Energiedienstleistungen, 11-12 December 2012, Munich. Download
Fuel poverty and energy savings obligations: Natural bedfellows or enemies? Fuel poverty in policy and practice - a postgraduate symposium. University of Sheffield, 16 November 2012
Energieeffizienz und Ressourcenproduktivität - Chancen für den Mittelstand. Freiburger Mittelstandskongress 2012, 10 Oktober 2012, Freiburg
Green Deal and the Energy Company Obligation - will it work? British Institute of Energy Economics 9th Academic Conference. European Energy in a Challenging World: The impact of emerging markets. St Johns College, Oxford, 20 September 2012. Link to presentation
Energieeffizienzpolitik in Deutschland und Grossbritannien. MinD Symposium, 20 April 2012, Dresden
Understanding policy change: the case of energy savings obligations in the UK. World Sustainable Energy Days 2012, 1 March 2012, Wels, Austria. Link to presentation
Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation Proposals – ‘revolution in British property’ or farce?, Lower Carbon Futures Group Seminar, Oxford University, 01 February 2012, Oxford. Link to presentation
Mechanisms of gradual policy change - home energy efficiency in Germany and the UK, PhD Workshop Environmental Policy Research Centre (FFU), 14 December 2011, FU Berlin.
An ecological economics approach to energy efficiency, UK Energy Research Council Sparks Network, PhD Symposium, 20 October 2011, Imperial College, London. Link to presentation
White Certificates: the British experience – can it also work in Germany?, German Industry Initiative for Energy Efficiency, Exclusive Workshop - Rethinking Policy on Market Based Financing Instruments for Energy Efficiency, 27 September 2011, Berlin. Link to presentation
Home energy efficiency policy in Britain and Germany, UK Energy Research Council, Annual Assembly, 30 June 2011, Warwick, UK. Link to presentation   
Patterns and determinants of policy change: the case of energy efficiency policy in Britain and Germany, Schoolf of Geography, Oxford University, January 2010, Oxford
Different paths of change: home energy efficiency policy in Britain and Germany, European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, Summer Study 2011, 7 June 2011, Belambra Presqu'île de Giens, France. Link to presentation
Changing policy styles: the case of domestic energy conservation policy in the US, UK, and Germany, Lower Carbon Futures Group, Brown Bag Lunch Seminar, 9 December 2009, Oxford