Jacopo’s new book: Appraising the Economics of Smart Meters
CREDS researcher, Jacopo Torriti’s new book is available on 2nd April.
Early Career Researcher Call: Successful projects
Our Flexible Fund, which we use to fill research gaps and develop research capacity, has recently allocated funding to six new projects.
Making our homes net-zero
Tadj Oreszczyn was interviewed by Anthea Turner for the London Live TV show where he discussed the changes we can expect to see in our homes as we head towards net zero carbon emissions.
Climate strikes: the challenge to research
An estimated 2,000 school pupils and their supporters joined in a growing world-wide movement by holding a ‘climate strike’ in the centre of Oxford on Friday 15 February, and there were similar events in other cities across the UK.
Thinking about stakeholder engagement: how to make it different and how to make it work
Jacopo Torriti and Sue Flanders talk about why engaging with stakeholders in a meaningful way matters and why careful planning and thinking through the needs of our stakeholders was essential to the success of our event.
Reducing energy demand from non-domestic buildings (part 1)
It’s rather unfashionable to say this, but UK climate policy is a success story. Emissions have fallen 43% below 1990 levels thanks, in part, to energy efficiency in the household and industrial sectors. However this success has a downside because cost-effective “low lying fruit” measures such as condensing boilers and double glazing that contributed to these reductions are reaching market saturation.
Commission on Travel Demand Team
Commissioners Greg Marsden CREDS researcher, Greg Marsden, is Professor of Transport Governance at the Institute for Transport Studies at the University of Leeds. Read more >> Jillian Anable CREDS Theme Lead, Jillian Anable, is Professor of Transport and Energy at the Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds. Read more >> Jonathon Bray Jonathon has … Continue reading “Commission on Travel Demand Team”
Health implications of climate change presented by CREDS researcher to the Science and Technology Committee
CREDS researcher, Dr Gesche Huebner, recently submitted an idea on the health implications of climate change to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee which was shortlisted for presentation at Westminster in front of the Committee.
Impact, what impact?
CREDS Knowledge Exchange Manager, Kay Jenkinson, talks about how researchers can demonstrate impact. However, drawing the lines between research outputs and a policy decision or social innovation that is distant in time and sometimes (intellectual) space is, frankly, far from straightforward.
Commission on Travel Demand Shared Mobility Inquiry: Call for evidence
Commission on Travel Demand Shared Mobility Inquiry: Call for evidence. Submissions are invited with a deadline of 12th April 2019.
Interview with Professor John Barrett
CREDS researcher Jenny Crawley interviews Professor John Barrett (who leads our materials and products work) on the focus of his research and his work with policy makers to ensure research findings are disseminated.
Response to Committee on Climate Change report, UK housing: Fit for the future?
The Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS) is undertaking research that directly tackles the priorities identified by the recent CCC report, UK housing: Fit for the future?