Why are the British paying more for energy than anywhere else in Europe? How does society navigate the anxiety of having children during the climate crisis? What does the UK government need to do in order to speed up our transition to green energy? Visit https://www.hp.com/gb-en/shop/offer.aspx?p=b-the-rest-is-politics&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=goalhanger&utm_campaign=therestispolitics to find out more. 00:00 The scale and pace of the current energy transition 00:52 Break 02:06 Introduction to Emma Pinchbeck and the focus on energy policy 03:06 How David Attenborough inspired Emma's career shift to climate 04:59 Emma's role at the Climate Change Committee explained 06:32 What is a carbon budget and UK's unique approach to net zero 08:32 How political parties interact with carbon budgets 10:49 UK's role in global climate change efforts 12:56 Impact of international politics (e.g., Trump) on UK climate action 15:03 Climate risk, adaptation, and UK energy security 17:01 Where UK policy is falling short on net zero targets 19:05 The challenge of heat pumps and decarbonising home heating 22:12 Why the UK government isn't lowering electricity prices 25:03 How electricity markets work and why UK prices remain high 27:13 The impact of high energy costs on UK industry 30:35 What could the government do to lower industrial energy costs? 33:35 Ed Miliband's clean energy targets and their feasibility 36:34 What are the biggest practical risks to achieving net zero? 47:16 Emma's personal reflections on climate anxiety and hope 52:29 Why every country still needs to act despite being 'small emitters' 54:23 Debrief