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Energy
Turning policy into action
Energy Saving Trust is an independent organisation dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We…
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Energy
Simplifying governance for the energy transition
Richard Lowes, Senior Associate at the Regulatory Assistance Project and researcher on the University of Exeter’s report on energy governance…
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Energy
Renewable generation and electricity consumption 2021
Published by the Department for the Economy (DfE) in March 2022, Electricity Consumption and Renewable Generation in Northern Ireland: Year…
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Energy
A science-led approach to the development of geothermal energy in Northern Ireland
The potential of geothermal energy to reach the (NI) Climate Change Bill (No.2) emissions targets through its direct use as…
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skills and apprenticeship report
Skills: A missing middle
The squeeze out of low or no skilled people from Northern Ireland’s labour market has been exacerbated by the pandemic,…
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skills and apprenticeship report
Skills and training: Vital for the future of the construction industry
Skills support will remain paramount in the coming years as the construction industry seeks to recover from the challenges of…
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skills and apprenticeship report
Skills for a 10X economy
Launched in late March 2022, following initial consultation on a draft strategy, the Skills Strategy was approved by the newly…
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skills and apprenticeship report
Apprenticeship expansion
The development of new pathways, the introduction of provision for all-ages and the inclusion of a wide-range of public bodies…
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skills and apprenticeship report
Barriers remain to apprenticeship uptake
In April 2021, the then-Minister for the Economy Diane Dodds MLA stated that apprenticeships will “be a key component of…
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skills and apprenticeship report
Skills for a green economy
Skills and training are “misaligned” to meet the needs of key industries driving a green economy. A lack of public…
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