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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Catherine Mitchell's Established Career Fellowship (ECF) has shown/is showing that GB's energy governance is slow at changing, including with respect to the demand side, and that GB is following a somewhat different low ...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
The project partially answers the question and the authors have the necessary expertise.
The UK energy system is changing rapidly. Greenhouse gas emissions fell by 43% between 1990 and 2017, and renewables now account for 30% of electricity generation. Despite this progress, achieving emissions reductions ha...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: University College London
The project partially answers the question and the authors have the necessary expertise.
This Prosperity Partnership (PP) is a direct response to the growing local, national and international consensus that climate change should be treated as an emergency and that as a key part of this, the energy system mus...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: University of Strathclyde
The project directly addresses the question by proposing a governance architecture for the energy system that includes a Digital Twin to facilitate decision-making and ensure the achievement of the net zero target by 2050.