Transition Pathways for a Low-Carbon Electricity System in the UK

Date: 7 Dec 2010
Speaker(s): Tim Foxon
Venue: School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds

Part of CCCEP Seminar Series (Leeds)

This talk presented initial results on the development and analysis of transition pathways for a low carbon electricity system in the UK, being pursued in a large interdisciplinary research project that brings together engineers and social scientists.

This talk presented initial results on the development and analysis of transition pathways for a low carbon electricity system in the UK, being pursued in a large interdisciplinary research project that brings together engineers and social scientists.

The transition pathways focus on alternative plausible governance patterns for UK energy systems, including the roles of actors from government, market and civil society, and how these could affect technological, institutional and social changes towards a low-carbon electricity system.

Initial results on the technological characteristics, social acceptability, life cycle analysis and sustainability appraisal of these pathways were presented.

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