Ewan Archer-Brown
@ewanab.bsky.social
DPhil candidate in the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford
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Our work on fuel / energy poverty and transforming cold weather payments so they provide effective help at the right time is particularly relevant at the moment @tomecon.bsky.social
❄️Winter's here & keeping #homes warm is a priority.
@uk.theconversation.com article by Dr Brenda Boardman, Dr Thomas Longden, and @tinafawcett.bsky.social calls for increased cold weather payments to protect households in hard-hit areas. ⤵️ @ecioxford.bsky.social
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#SocSciHome
@uk.theconversation.com article by Dr Brenda Boardman, Dr Thomas Longden, and @tinafawcett.bsky.social calls for increased cold weather payments to protect households in hard-hit areas. ⤵️ @ecioxford.bsky.social
doi.org/10.64628/AB....
#SocSciHome
How the UK’s cold weather payments need to change to help prevent people freezing in winter
The cold weather payment is important but needs to be made in advance of freezing temperatures.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Our work on fuel / energy poverty and transforming cold weather payments so they provide effective help at the right time is particularly relevant at the moment @tomecon.bsky.social
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Our story on 'How we created a climate change museum to inspire hope among eco-distressed students' now in @theconversation.com. This was made possible by working with @ox.ac.uk University museums & libraries including @morethanadodo.bsky.social & @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social
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How we created a climate change museum to inspire hope among eco-distressed students
Researchers, educators, young people and artists are collaborating to develop a ‘pedagogy of hope’ for creative climate change education.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Our story on 'How we created a climate change museum to inspire hope among eco-distressed students' now in @theconversation.com. This was made possible by working with @ox.ac.uk University museums & libraries including @morethanadodo.bsky.social & @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social
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The UK still needs to retrofit millions of homes. We can’t leave it up to the market, say experts.
A home insulation fiasco has left tens of thousands in cold and leaky homes over winter
The UK still needs to retrofit millions of homes. We can’t leave it up to the market, say experts.
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October 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The UK still needs to retrofit millions of homes. We can’t leave it up to the market, say experts.
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ECI researchers say the UK’s home insulation failures reveal systemic flaws — not just bad installs.
Time for long-term, coordinated retrofit policy.
#EnergyEfficiency #Retrofit
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Time for long-term, coordinated retrofit policy.
#EnergyEfficiency #Retrofit
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Terrible news on UK flagship home energy efficiency programme: Almost all external insulation fitted under ECO scheme needs repair or replacing. Findings are a critical lesson on what not to do and how to fix it.
Read our full analysis in @theconversation.com👇
theconversation.com/a-home-insul...
Read our full analysis in @theconversation.com👇
theconversation.com/a-home-insul...
October 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
ECI researchers say the UK’s home insulation failures reveal systemic flaws — not just bad installs.
Time for long-term, coordinated retrofit policy.
#EnergyEfficiency #Retrofit
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Time for long-term, coordinated retrofit policy.
#EnergyEfficiency #Retrofit
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New study by ECI researcher Dr Jake Barnes finds local authorities need more support for the planning, not just the delivery of net zero changes.
"Local governance is a neglected yet crucial step in developing effective and fair net zero policy."
#NetZero #Planning
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"Local governance is a neglected yet crucial step in developing effective and fair net zero policy."
#NetZero #Planning
www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/why-org...
January 15, 2025 at 10:32 AM
New study by ECI researcher Dr Jake Barnes finds local authorities need more support for the planning, not just the delivery of net zero changes.
"Local governance is a neglected yet crucial step in developing effective and fair net zero policy."
#NetZero #Planning
www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/why-org...
"Local governance is a neglected yet crucial step in developing effective and fair net zero policy."
#NetZero #Planning
www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/why-org...
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Myths and outright nonsense about heat pumps continue to get spread through traditional and social media.
Read my comprehensive heat pump myth buster for @carbonbrief.org here:
www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18...
Read my comprehensive heat pump myth buster for @carbonbrief.org here:
www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18...
Factcheck: 18 misleading myths about heat pumps - Carbon Brief
Heat pumps are an alternative to gas boilers and wood stoves for indoor heating. They...
www.carbonbrief.org
January 8, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Myths and outright nonsense about heat pumps continue to get spread through traditional and social media.
Read my comprehensive heat pump myth buster for @carbonbrief.org here:
www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18...
Read my comprehensive heat pump myth buster for @carbonbrief.org here:
www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18...
Disheartening, with an average boiler lifetime of 10-15 years 2035 is a crucial moment in the timeline of 2050 goals.
UK government scraps plan to ban sale of gas boilers by 2035
‘Future homes standard’ will not mandate replacing boilers with environmentally friendly alternative
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Disheartening, with an average boiler lifetime of 10-15 years 2035 is a crucial moment in the timeline of 2050 goals.