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Simon Evans

Deputy Editor & Policy Editor SINCE May 2014

Dr Simon Evans is our deputy editor and policy editor. Simon covers climate and energy policy. He holds a PhD in biochemistry from Bristol University and previously studied chemistry at Oxford University. He worked for environment journal The ENDS Report for six years, covering topics including climate science and air pollution.

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Construction of Hinkley Point C’s first reactor commences, June 2019. Credit: EDF.

Analysis: Does the UK ‘require’ new nuclear to reach net-zero emissions?

UK policy | 26.07.19
Climeworks Direct Air Capture plant

Direct CO2 capture machines could use ‘a quarter of global energy’ in 2100

Negative emissions | 22.07.19
Houses of Parliament at night. Credit: Stockinasia / Alamy Stock Photo.

CCC: UK has just 18 months to avoid ’embarrassment’ over climate inaction

UK policy | 10.07.19
No.10 Downing Street at night, London, UK. Credit: Jeff Gilbert / Alamy Stock Photo.

In-depth Q&A: The UK becomes first major economy to set net-zero climate goal

UK emissions | 12.06.19
UK electricity map

Interactive: How the UK transformed its electricity supply in just a decade

Features | 12.06.19
Satellite image of the UK, 2012.

In-depth: The UK should reach ‘net-zero’ climate goal by 2050, says CCC

UK emissions | 02.05.19
London Array windfarm.

Analysis: Half of UK’s electricity to be renewable by 2025

Renewables | 12.04.19

Mapped: The world’s coal power plants

Infographics | 25.03.19
Tower bridge under construction

Analysis: UK’s CO2 emissions fell for record sixth consecutive year in 2018

UK emissions | 04.03.19
High voltage transmission lines in the desert, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Credit: Agencja Fotograficzna Caro / Alamy Stock Photo. A6JFAW

Analysis: BP’s outlook for fossil fuels could be undermined by slowing energy demand

Energy | 15.02.19
Open coal mine in Garzweiler, Germany. Credit: JLBvdWOLF / Alamy Stock Photo. D36T92

Analysis: How far would Germany’s 2038 coal phaseout breach Paris climate goals?

Coal | 29.01.19
View of Wylfa Nuclear Power Station, Anglesey, Wales. Credit: John Martin Davies / Alamy Stock Photo. KWDRWB

Q&A: Can the UK meet its climate goals without the Wylfa nuclear plant?

Nuclear | 21.01.19
Tony Blair speaking at Labour leadership elections in 1994, Credit: Trinity Mirror / Mirrorpix / Alamy Stock Photo. B449HY

Analysis: UK electricity generation in 2018 falls to lowest level since 1994

UK emissions | 03.01.19

COP24: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Katowice

COP24 Katowice | 16.12.18
Tom Steyer, president of NextGen America, at COP24, Katowice, Poland.

COP24 video: How can the Paris Agreement stay on track in a world with Bolsonaro and Trump?

COP24 Katowice | 10.12.18
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