The Telegraph: Getting industry to go green will not come cheaply
Recently the Government launched a decarbonisation strategy, aiming to cut production of CO2 in British factories by two-thirds by 2035. Dr David Reiner, University Senior Lecturer in Technology Policy at Cambridge Judge Business School says the Government need to stump…
Predicting energy use
In the UK and many other countries, energy use in buildings is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, so a study co-authored by Dr David Reiner of Cambridge Judge develops a new model to forecast residential building stock.…
Nature: Europe’s ‘green deal’ and carbon dioxide removal
A letter to Nature co-authored by Dr David Reiner, University Senior Lecturer in Technology Policy at Cambridge Judge Business School, discusses carbon dioxide removal as part of EU climate neutrality targets. “It must incorporate social science into its assessments because…
Leadership lessons: biofuels
Karl W. Feilder of biofuels producer Neutral Fuels talks to Dr David Reiner of Cambridge Judge Business School about sustainability and turning cooking oil to fuel. Over the past decade, Dubai-based Neutral Fuels has pioneered commercial biofuel production in the…
Climate change
The Paris Agreement has no national quotas on CO2 removal, and new study co-authored by Dr David Reiner says that must be addressed. The Paris Agreement aims to keep global temperature rise this century well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts…
Phys.org: Countries must work together on carbon dioxide removal to avoid dangerous climate change
The Paris Agreement has no national quotas on CO2 removal, and a new study co-authored by Dr David Reiner says that must be addressed. “Countries such as the UK and France have begun to adopt binding ‘net-zero targets’ and whereas…
Cambridge Zero
The new Cambridge Zero initiative of the University of Cambridge will generate ideas to help shape a sustainable future. David Reiner and Michael Pollitt of Cambridge Judge Business School are among those involved. Cambridge is the brand-new holder of a…
The Conversation: Electric cars are here – but we’ll still need fuel for a long time
An article co-authored by Dr David Reiner, University Senior Lecturer in Technology Policy at Cambridge Judge Business School, looks at electrification of cars and why this is might not be “a cure-all”. “Beyond all the enthusiasm surrounding electrification, currently light-duty…
Energy Watch: Researchers warn against one-eyed focus on EVs
A report co-authored by Dr David Reiner, University Senior Lecturer in Technology Policy at Cambridge Judge, has “busted the myth of the electric car as the panacea to personal transportation's problematic climate profile”, according to an article in Energy Watch.…
Helsinki Sanomat: Study finds the cheapest way to reduce traffic emissions: Not everyone should get an electric car
Although electric vehicles are becoming cheaper, sustainable fuels could also play an important role in reducing transport emissions to meet climate-change goals, says a new study co-authored by Dr David Reiner, University Senior Lecturer in Technology Policy at Cambridge Judge…