UK energy policy ambition and UK energy modelling--fit for purpose?

Neil Strachan

Energy Policy, 2011, vol. 39, issue 3, 1037-1040

Abstract: Aiming to lead amongst other G20 countries, the UK government has classified the twin energy policy priorities of decarbonisation and security of supply as a "centennial challenge". This viewpoint discusses the UK's capacity for energy modelling and scenario building as a critical underpinning of iterative decision making to meet these policy ambitions. From a nadir, over the last decade UK modelling expertise has been steadily built up. However extreme challenges remain in the level and consistency of funding of core model teams -- critical to ensure a full scope of energy model types and hence insights, and in developing new state-of-the-art models to address evolving uncertainties. Meeting this challenge will facilitate a broad scope of types and geographical scale of UK's analytical tools to responsively deliver the evidence base for a range of public and private sector decision makers, and ensure that the UK contributes to global efforts to advance the field of energy-economic modelling.

Keywords: Energy; models; Scenarios; Policy; ambition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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