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Josh Buckland quoted in The Spectator

'I don’t think the policy regime is actually that different from Boris to Rishi. The thing that’s changed is the external environment: the US has had a massive intervention, a bunch of tax relief trying to pull in investment from European companies as well as elsewhere. You’ve then got Europe; Von der Leyen announced today […]

20 Mar, 2023

2023 infrastructure policy and regulation outlook

Josh Buckland Mark Caines

Overview Following a year of crisis-fuelled focus on resilience, especially in the energy and water sectors, 2023 will raise an even more difficult question – how do you fund investment in long-term resilience during a period of economic uncertainty? Government budgets are under pressure, and the continuing cost-of-living crisis means there is limited scope to […]

16 Feb, 2023

Energy independence: Achievable, or even desirable?

James Diggle Josh Buckland

As the immediate energy crisis begins to abate, policymakers are focusing on how to avoid the next one. Rishi Sunak’s Government is focused on achieving energy independence by the 2040s – with a new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero set to lead the charge. Flint’s energy team looks at whether energy independence is […]

08 Feb, 2023

Flint Briefing Call: Crisis over, or crisis just begun: where next for the energy market?

François-Joseph Schichan Gregor Kreuzhuber Josh Buckland Mary Starks

Flint Partner Josh Buckland is joined by Flint experts Mary Starks former Executive Director for Consumers and Markets at the UK energy regulator Ofgem, Gregor Kreuzhuber, former advisor to two EU Commissioners and Francois-Joseph Schichan, former diplomat and political adviser to various French Ambassadors to discuss where next for the energy market. You can also download this episode here.

02 Feb, 2023

Crisis over, or crisis just begun: where next for the energy market?

François-Joseph Schichan Gregor Kreuzhuber Josh Buckland Mary Starks

02 Feb, 2023

Green finance in 2023: Getting into gear, albeit at a lower speed

Fiona Wright Josh Buckland Lisa Keuper Zoe Alipranti

The slightly dampened momentum we saw on green finance over the course of 2022 is unlikely to shift materially this year as governments continue to grapple with economic and inflationary pressures. The stronger focus on energy security opposed to climate action is leading to a gradual loosening of sustainability requirements. This is challenging for businesses […]

31 Jan, 2023

Josh Buckland appears before the Science and Technology Committee

Josh Buckland

Partner Josh Buckland was a panellist discussing the financing of nuclear power as part of the delivering nuclear power inquiry.

07 Dec, 2022

Electric vehicles & the UK policy outlook: new risks for a new world

Jon Sell Josh Buckland Rhys Davies

Key points Strong demand comes with a price The Autumn Statement contained unwelcome news for the electric vehicle industry. From 2025 – for the first time – EVs will be subject to standard Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) and the ‘expensive car supplement’ (for vehicles with a list price of over £40,000). Company car tax rates […]

07 Dec, 2022

COP27 – Where next for the planet?

Josh Buckland Zoe Alipranti

Following a relatively chaotic two weeks, the COP27 summit in Egypt concluded with the Sharm El Sheikh Implementation Plan agreed on the 19th of November. There were some major breakthroughs – such as a new funding mechanism to help countries deal with the impacts of climate change. But there was little tangible progress in accelerating […]

29 Nov, 2022

How sustainable is the sustainability agenda?

Josh Buckland

The new political priorities of the Truss administration – driving economic growth and boosting energy security – are already leading to significant changes on UK sustainability policy. These new priorities will create opportunities for the sustainability agenda – for example, by accelerating the delivery of renewables as a means of expanding domestic capacity. However, they […]

20 Sep, 2022

REMA: Just rearranging the furniture, or rebuilding the whole house?

James Diggle Josh Buckland Mark Caines

Why now? At a first glance, the Government’s Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA) might look like a technical exercise, only of interest to energy geeks. However, once you dig under the surface, it becomes clear that the process could ultimately lead to the most significant set of reforms to the way we run the […]

29 Jul, 2022

Josh Buckland on BBC Newsnight

Josh Buckland

Flint Partner, Josh Buckland on BBC Newsnight talks about what the Government should do in the face of the £800 price cap increase facing households from October. No easy answers but urgent action is now needed.

25 May, 2022

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Writer: Josh Buckland

Josh Buckland quoted in The Spectator

2023 infrastructure policy and regulation outlook

Energy independence: Achievable, or even desirable?

Flint Briefing Call: Crisis over, or crisis just begun: where next for the energy market?

Crisis over, or crisis just begun: where next for the energy market?

Green finance in 2023: Getting into gear, albeit at a lower speed

Josh Buckland appears before the Science and Technology Committee

Electric vehicles & the UK policy outlook: new risks for a new world

COP27 – Where next for the planet?

How sustainable is the sustainability agenda?

REMA: Just rearranging the furniture, or rebuilding the whole house?

Josh Buckland on BBC Newsnight