Simon Moore

  • Environment & Energy Research Fellow
  • simon.moore@policyexchange.org.uk
  • 0207 340 2650
Simon Moore

Biography

Simon joined Policy Exchange in August 2010 as a Research Fellow for the Environment & Energy Unit.

Before joining Policy Exchange Simon worked for London-based think tank The Stockholm Network.

He has a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor's degree in Politics from Lancaster University, where he was awarded the Oakeshott Prize for best overall performance in political theory and comparative politics.

Simon’s research interests include energy security and EU-Russia relations.

Authored Publications

  • If the Cap Fits: Reform of European Climate Policy and the EU Emissions Trading System

    18 June 2013

    If the Cap Fits says that the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is currently too weak, which could lead to a surge in new coal generation. It will also fail to meet the European Union’s own carbon reduction objectives. The paper argues that a more ambitious cap on Europe’s emissions is essential and makes recommendations for reform.

  • Something in the Air: The forgotten crisis of Britain's poor air quality

    19 July 2012

    Something in the Air shows that air pollution is Britain’s invisible environmental problem. It is comparable to obesity and alcohol and second only to smoking as a public health problem, but gets far less attention. Yet some government policies, such as encouraging diesel vehicles in cities, are making the problem even worse.

  • Gas Works? Shale gas and its policy implications

    24 February 2012

    Gas Works? says that the government is “unnecessarily gambling with billpayers' money”. It says that the UK’s energy generation plans are based on forecasting future gas prices which is a flawed strategy, potentially resulting in the UK missing out on the potential economic and environmental benefits of shale gas.

  • 2020 Hindsight: Does the renewable energy target help the UK decarbonise?

    05 May 2011

    2020 Hindsight examines 16 different plans for achieving the UK target of an 80% cut in carbon emissions by 2050. None of the models showed that the UK’s commitment to producing 35% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020 was needed to reach its carbon target.

Edited Publications

  • Smarter, Greener, Cheaper: Joining up domestic energy efficiency policy

    17 January 2013

    Households could reduce their gas and electricity bills by as much as £70 a year if they were allowed to compare each other’s energy bills. Smarter, Greener, Cheaper, shows there is evidence both internationally and in the UK that households cut the amount of energy they use when their energy use is compared to that of a more energy efficient neighbour.

Related Publications

  • Something in the Air: The forgotten crisis of Britain's poor air quality

    19 July 2012

    Something in the Air shows that air pollution is Britain’s invisible environmental problem. It is comparable to obesity and alcohol and second only to smoking as a public health problem, but gets far less attention. Yet some government policies, such as encouraging diesel vehicles in cities, are making the problem even worse.

  • Gas Works? Shale gas and its policy implications

    24 February 2012

    Gas Works? says that the government is “unnecessarily gambling with billpayers' money”. It says that the UK’s energy generation plans are based on forecasting future gas prices which is a flawed strategy, potentially resulting in the UK missing out on the potential economic and environmental benefits of shale gas.

  • 2020 Hindsight: Does the renewable energy target help the UK decarbonise?

    05 May 2011

    2020 Hindsight examines 16 different plans for achieving the UK target of an 80% cut in carbon emissions by 2050. None of the models showed that the UK’s commitment to producing 35% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020 was needed to reach its carbon target.

Related News

  • Mark Reckless cites Policy Exchange energy bills and shale gas work in Parliament

    04 June 2013

    During a Commons debate on amendments to the Energy Bill, Mark Reckless quotes Policy Exchange Environment & Energy Research Fellow Simon Moore from his evidence to the Energy & Climate Change Committee. Simon criticised government proposals for Electricity Market Reform for being predicated on the assumption of high future gas prices. He also quotes figures from 2010 report Green Bills.

  • Europe's toxic air: clearer but not clean

    16 April 2013

    Simon Moore, Environment & Energy Research Fellow at Policy Exchange, is quoted in Australian publication Business Spectator discussing the dangers of air pollution in the UK. Simon cites findings from Policy Exchange report Something in the Air, which found that air pollution is causing serious health problems in Britain, but said unlike the London smogs of the 1950s it is an invisible problem that is not being dealt with.

  • Europe's toxic air: clearer but not clean

    10 April 2013

    Simon Moore, Environment & Energy Research Fellow at Policy Exchange, is quoted in an article by Reuters on the dangers of air pollution in the UK. Simon sets out findings from Policy Exchange report Something in the Air, which found that air pollution is causing serious health problems in Britain, but said unlike the London smogs of the 1950s it is an invisible problem that is going unaddressed.

  • Simon Moore gives evidence on shale gas to the Energy & Climate Change Select Committee

    29 November 2012

    Simon Moore, Research Fellow for Environment & Energy at Policy Exchange, appeared at a session of the Energy & Climate Change to talk about findings from his shale gas report Gas Works?

  • Government urged to tackle London’s “invisible” air pollution crisis

    20 July 2012

    Business Green covers Policy Exchange's new report on air pollution Something in the Air. They interview report author Simon Moore, who points out that part of the reason so little has been done to tackle air pollution is because there isn't the same level of public interest that other issues like climate change have.

  • How green is shale gas?

    29 May 2012

    Simon Moore, Environment & Energy Research Fellow at Policy Exchange, is quoted in The Guardian calling for the EU to extend its emissions cap to at least 2035 in order to provide long-term certainty for investors in emissions reducing technologies.

  • Fracking: Friends of the Earth Cymru concerns after UK government approval

    17 April 2012

    Enviroment & Energy Research Fellow Simon Moore is quoted by BBC News commenting on DECC's recent report on shale gas, pointing out that most of the concern over 'fracking' is because of problems in the US, where they have less stringent regulation than the UK.

  • Simon Moore on Channel 4 News

    17 April 2012

    Environment & Energy Research Fellow Simon Moore appears on Channel 4 News commenting on the effects on the American gas market of the extraction of large quantities of shale gas.

  • Simon Moore on the Today Programme

    17 April 2012

    Simon Moore, Environment & Energy Research Fellow at Policy Exchange, is interviewed on the Today Programme on shale gas. Simon makes the point that shale gas could potentially help meet our carbon reduction goals by displacing more dirty fuels such as goal if it can be extracted in an economically viable manner.

  • Simon Moore on BBC Radio 5 Live

    24 February 2012

    Environment & Energy Research Fellow Simon Moore is interviewed on Radio Five Live discussing the potential economic benefits of shale gas developments in the UK and calls for the government to change its Electricity Market Reform (ERM) proposals to allow for a more flexible energy market.

  • U.K. Government Battered by Criticism Over Climate Change Actions, Divided Over Future Policy

    13 May 2011

    The New York Times cites findings from Policy Exchange report 2020 Hindsight, quoting the report's author, Environment & Energy Research Fellow Simon Moore, criticising the EU 2020 renewable energy target for diverting resources away from low cost carbon reduction measures.

  • U.K. Urged to Abolish Renewable Energy Targets, Spend Less to Cut Carbon

    05 May 2011

    Bloomberg reports on Policy Exchange's latest report 2020 Hindsight, quoting Environment & Energy Research Fellow and author of the report Simon Moore arguing that the UK's commitment to meeting the EU's renewable energy target is damaging to the goal of global carbon reduction.

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Related Blogs

  • The folly of trying to map out our low carbon future

    03 June 2013

    Policy Exchange's Environment & Energy unit members Simon Moore and Guy Newey argue that Tim Yeo and Barry Gardiner's proposed electricity decarbonisation amendment to the Energy Bill is an unnecessary and potentially expensive commitment. They call for those who support action on climate change not to automatically support this amendment.

  • How to Handle Gas Price Uncertainty

    26 April 2013

    Simon Moore, Environment & Energy Research Fellow, argues in response to a report by the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee on the impact of shale gas on energy markets, saying that while the report offers a largely sensible overview, the government's Electricity Market Reform (EMR) policy is vulnerable to mistakes in gas price projections, as outlined in Policy Exchange report Gas Works.

  • Britain's Gas-Price Gamble

    17 November 2011

    Simon Moore, Environment & Energy Research Fellow at Policy Exchange, writes in the Wall Street Journal arguing that the UK’s top down approach to energy policy does not take into account the development of new technologies such as shale gas which would enable us to decarbonise more cheaply.