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Block pricing for electricity
Introduction Electricity prices in Great Britain are widely regarded – by politicians, businesses and the general public – as being too high. Yet from an environmental perspective, our consumption of electricity (and energy more generally) has obvious consequences. How do we balance socio-economic concerns on the one hand with the state of the environment on…
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Reeve’s solution for Reeves
About a year ago, the television presenter Simon Reeve did a one-man show in my home town. He entertained the audience with his tales of adventure in the world’s wildest places. But while all this was good fun, there was a serious side too to his performance: getting us to engage collectively with the most…