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With COP26 postponed and the urgent need across policy, regulation and strategy to respond to coronavirus, where does that leave the decarbonisation agenda? David Blackman looks at the concerns of experts and predictions about the next steps.
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Ed Miliband has been appointed the new shadow secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy, replacing beaten leadership contender Rebecca Long-Bailey, who has moved to the education brief.
Utility Week policy correspondent, David Blackman, gives his weekly insight into what’s happening in the corridors of power.
Some power station workers have been barred from driving to work by the police because they were unable to prove that they were critical staff, Utility Week has learnt. Trade bodies and union leaders have called on the government for explicit advice.
The business, energy and industrial strategy (BEIS) department’s top official has been appointed second in command of the entire civil service.
Disruption resulting from the coronavirus crisis has prompted the government to postpone the introduction of its new digital platform for improving the management of utility street works, Utility Week understands.
The government has not been specific enough about who counts as a key worker in utilities, according to the Prospect union. The group has called for specific guidance amid fears utility companies are interpreting the rules too broadly.
Energy workers have a widespread lack of faith in their employer's workforce resilience plans, according to a survey carried out by the union Prospect of its members in the sector. The poll raises concerns about social distancing and whether companies are moving quick enough to halt non-essential work.
