Michael Grubb Journalist Profile

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Time to Stop Rolling Dice: Why Bigger is Better in Climate Investments

Nov 18, 2024 | ineteconomics.org | Michael Grubb

Everyone recognizes that the costs of automobiles, washers, jet planes, and hundreds of other products usually drop with mass production. Most products get cheaper when they stream out of workplaces not by the dozens, but by the tens of thousands, or even millions.
Norway has a chance to transform climate finance

Aug 24, 2023 | on.ft.com | Michael Grubb

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Norway has a chance to transform climate finance

Aug 24, 2023 | ft.com | Michael Grubb

The writer is professor of energy and climate change and deputy director at the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources The unprecedented...
Where Did the Revenues Go in the British Energy Crisis? An Assessment

May 18, 2023 | ukerc.ac.uk | Michael Grubb

By Michael Grubb The energy crisis hugely increased the price of wholesale electricity in 2022, where the price is set mainly by the most expensive generator required to meet demand. Wholesale prices dominate the revenues of most generators, but the variety of contracts in the market and their confidential nature make it impossible to calculate revenues precisely.
Where Did the Revenues Go in the British Energy Crisis? An Assessment

May 15, 2023 | ineteconomics.org | Michael Grubb

The energy crisis hugely increased the price of wholesale electricity in 2022, where the price is set mainly by the most expensive generator required to meet demand. Wholesale prices dominate the revenues of most generators, but the variety of contracts in the market and their confidential nature make it impossible to calculate revenues precisely. Our new working paper, published jointly by INET and the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources, tries to sort out where the revenues went.