In February of 2025, the Climate Change Committee released the 7th Carbon Budget, advising Government on new pathways to decarbonizing the UK by 2050.

Topics Discussed;

In this episode we dive into the budget as outlined and discuss topics;

• The key strategies in the budget and how likely we are to achieve them.
• Carbon removal and carbon capture technologies
• The jobs and skills needed to achieve a large-scale transition, and
• Challenges for government, industry and public

Host

• Dr. Nadine Moustafa - Research Associate at Imperial, specialising in carbon management and decarbonisation technologies.

Guest 

• Dr Aidan Rhodes – Research Fellow at Imperial and Energy Policy Briefing Paper Fellow at Energy Futures Lab.

Timecode & Chapters;

00:00 - Introduction to the Energy Futures Podcast

00:41 - What is the Carbon Budget?

03:20 - The Seventh Carbon Budget: Scope and Significance

04:11 - Decarbonizing the Power Sector and Beyond

05:51 - Heating and Households: The Heat Pump Challenge

10:52 - From Technology to Implementation: Public Engagement and Policy

14:28 - Industry and Investment: Long-Term Business Models

18:00 - Carbon Markets and Carbon Removal Technologies

21:20 - No Silver Bullet: A Multi-Technology Approach

23:47 - Adaptation and Climate Resilience

28:22 - Challenges to Reaching Net Zero

32:03 - Supply Chains, Skills, and Workforce Transition

36:00 - Granular Planning and Regional Considerations

39:03 - Financing the Transition: Public and Private Roles

43:01 - Conclusion: A Call to Action and Optimism

Nadine's links: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadine-moustafa-ph-d-5831a1a7/

Imperial profile - https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/n.mou...

Aidan’s Links  - Aidan Rhodes Profile | Imperial College London

Aidan Rhodes | LinkedIn

Produced by Annemarie van Basten

Annemarie Van Basten | LinkedIn

Additional Links 

• Seventh Carbon Budget link - https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/the-seventh-carbon-budget/#:~:text=Our%20recommended%20level%20for%20the,the%20importance%20of%20the%20task
• Climate Change Committee link - https://www.theccc.org.uk
• The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) link -