Sir Dieter Helm is the UK's leading energy economist and Professor of Economic Policy at the University of Oxford.

He is also the first Knight of the Realm on Humans in the Loop.

As a proud Brit and European, I care deeply about British and European prosperity. Technology is not the only driver of that, but it is an important one. And given the geopolitical state of the world, there is going to be more and more importance placed on sovereignty i.e. our ability to stand on our own two feet.

I often run into this argument that one of the major blockers to sovereign British technology is the high cost of British energy, so I brought Dieter on to talk about British energy and what a more sovereign technological future might look like.

Dieter's book - Climate Realism: Facing the Facts about Energy is out on October 8th: https://dieterhelm.co.uk/books/climate-realism/

Key topics

UK deindustrialization and its impact on emissions

Intermittent renewable energy and system costs

Cost structure of industrial energy in the UK

Global competitiveness and energy prices

The role of nuclear and firm power

Sovereignty and energy independence post-Brexit

Global energy resources and geopolitical risks

Technological innovation in energy and AI

Where you can watch/listen

Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HumansintheLoopPod

Apple podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/humans-in-the-loop/id1831285114⁠

Spotify⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4BbslJR0KA5bfqrcYRhJER?si=b5a46211098b4f3e⁠Or wherever you get your podcasts!

Get in touch

Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/humansinthelooppod/⁠

Email: ⁠seb@theuncommonfounder.com⁠

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Where to find Sir Dieter

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dieter-helm-3077b214b/

Website: https://dieterhelm.co.uk/