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Policy and research hub

We commission and contribute to a range of policy and research activities covering emerging technologies, new sources of fuel and issues affecting energy policy. Through this work and collaboration with key industry partners, we offer policy makers access to essential information and expertise, helping them shape their responses to policy issues impacting the gas industry and its consumers.

LATEST POLICY RESPONSES

View IGEM's responses to the latest industry publications

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Focus on deploying heat pumps not hydrogen for homes this decade, report saysDeploying heat pumps and boosting energy efficiency should be the priority for home heating in the next decade, rather than hydrogen, a report has suggested.
UK energy industry urges ministers to stick with net zero planEnergy companies want the government to implement policies to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions, the industry's leader has said, despite claims from some on the political right that high energy prices should spark a rethink.
UK looks at payments to energy suppliers to shield consumers from high billsThe UK is exploring a radical intervention in the power market under which the state would make payments to energy suppliers when wholesale gas prices rise sharply in a bid to soften the blow to consumers.

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IGEM POLICY PAPER

We are proud to publish our first policy paper on Engineering A Sustainable Gas Future. This document outlines the current UK gas policy landscape, our stance and what contribution we are making as an organisation.

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