Seven reasons global transport is so hard to decarbonise
Transport is now the largest emitting sector in many developed countries, accounting for 21% of global carbon emissions. In this blog, Christian Brand, lists out seven reasons why it is such a hard sector to decarbonise.
Promoting CREDS research
Our guidance note explains how to promote your work, and how the core team can help.
Changing our way of living – why and how?
While changes to our lifestyle are crucial, they do not often enough translate into policy. How could personal carbon budgets contribute to those changes?
Place-based business models for net-zero
We’re exploring how digital living & working imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic can inform place-based business models and energy demand reduction.
Digital twins
This project will investigate opportunities for using digital twins in the built environment and their use in transforming energy use and progress towards net-zero.
Positive low energy futures
Our report, The role of energy demand reduction in achieving net-zero in the UK, provides the most comprehensive assessment to date of the vital part reducing energy demand can play in meeting the UK’s net-zero climate target. We show that demand for energy in the UK can be reduced by 52% by 2050, whilst enabling improvements in quality of life.
Researchers devised four scenarios – plausible futures based on likely social and technological changes. We could ignore; steer; significantly shift or completely transform our approach to energy demand. Such a comprehensive analysis of the potential for lower energy service demands and higher energy efficiency has never been done at the national level, and offers a new way of thinking about the net-zero challenge.
Transcript: Role of energy demand reduction in achieving net-zero in the UK
Video voiceover 2050 might feel like a distant date in the future and it’s true, we have a long road ahead towards net-zero. Many conversations about energy use will take place along the way – discussions about reducing emissions, promoting renewables and investing in new technologies for efficiency and decarbonisation. The thing is, our efforts … Continue reading “Transcript: Role of energy demand reduction in achieving net-zero in the UK”
Long run trends in ICT demand and its impact on energy consumption
The digitalisation of society has accelerated during the coronavirus pandemic, but this trend has been underway for decades. Roger Fouquet explores the increase in communication consumption.
Energy consumption, wellbeing, and the challenge of identifying our core power capacity requirements
Cost-reflective tariff structures would help address excessive energy consumption. But what do we consider excessive energy consumption to be? Latest blog from Jose Luis explores.
CREDS action plan in response to Mid-term review
UKRI’s recommendations as a result of our Mid-term review report.
Building on our strengths – retrofit market needs an overhaul to meet climate targets
Climate change targets won’t be delivered unless the home improvements market is overhauled, according to a new joint report by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) and CREDS.
Six ways for Government to make a serious shift to net-zero transport
In advance of the long-awaited Transport Decarbonisation Plan, we highlight some of the critical areas where road and rail transport can help deliver substantial cuts in carbon emissions.