March 17, 2010

how can the UK keep the lights on in 2050 and still meet its carbon reduction targets?

Speakers:
Dame Sue Ion, Chair, Royal Academy of Engineering’s working group
Prof Roger Kemp, Engineering Department, University of Lancaster
Prof Roland Clift, Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey

With the enactment of the Climate Change Bill on 26 November 2008, the UK has committed itself to at least 80% reduction of greenhouse gases by 2050. In a new report, Generating the future: UK energy systems fit for 2050, the Royal Academy of Engineering has considered how this revised target can be delivered.