Energy Research: Lower Carbon Futures (LCF)
In order to move towards a lower carbon economy, we must understand the links between social and individual behaviour, technologies, policy formulation and markets. Lower Carbon Futures is an interdisciplinary programme, with researchers from many backgrounds who are all committed to extending our knowledge of energy systems and developing practical ways of reducing their environmental impact. As 50% of energy use in industrial economies is in the home and for personal transport, we have concentrated our research in these areas, but we are increasingly working on broader issues. These include infrastructures of energy supply and demand, governance, and the role of professions in designing, constructing and managing buildings.
LCF's recent outputs
New report proposing a road-map for reducing carbon emissions in the UK building sector Achieving zero: delivering future-friendly buildings.
UKERC highlights alarming omissions and inconsistencies in Green Deal consultation: ECI researchers respond to the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s consultation on the Green Deal.
Dr Nick Eyre co-authors report for the Green Alliance: Demanding less: why we need a new politics of energy. See coverage in The Guardian.
Eyre, N.(2011) Demand reduction and low carbon supply – friends or enemies? Proceedings of ‘People and Energy’, Oxford September 2011.
Matthias Fripp (in press), Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Operating Reserves Used to Backup Large-Scale Wind Power, Environmental Science & Technology. DOI: 10.1021/es200417b
Parag, Y., Capstick, S., Poortinga, W. (in press) Policy Attribute Framing: A Comparison between Three Policy Instruments for Personal Emissions Reduction. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.
Bergman N,. Eyre, N. (in press). What role for microgeneration in a shift to a low carbon domestic energy sector in the UK?Energy Efficiency 4(3) 335-353. doi: 10.1007/s12053-011-9107-9.
Pyrko J and Darby S (2011) Conditions of behavioural changes towards efficient energy use - a comparative study between Sweden and the United Kingdom. Energy Efficiency 4, doi 10.1007/s12053-010-9099-x
Energy Events
Please see Oxford Energy for a list of energy related events across Oxford University.
Energy and people: futures, complexity and challenges conference Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, 20-21 September 2011. Download podcasts and powerpoint presentation slides from this event.
ECI host the UKERC Meeting Place: the gateway for the sustainable energy research community and its key stakeholders. See their website for full details of events, past and forthcoming.
Podcast highlights
Dr Brenda Boardman talks about the ECI's energy research and her own focus on fuel poverty.