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@JohnBarrett tells us:
Four future pathways modelled for the #UK on #energy #demand: ignore, steer, shift or transform demand. Current government policy is best described as 'ignore'.
Only a radical reduction in energy demand through transformation offers the greatest drop - over 50% in most sectors, with various co-benefits. The ease of transition is significantly easier with reducing demand.
It's more than a #technological shift. We need to move away from the #supply bias. We need to move away from conventional linear economic approaches. No silver bullet.
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The study brings together 17 energy demand modelling experts from within CREDS to provide extensive detail on the possibilities to reduce energy demand in every sector. These sectoral reductions in energy demand are brought together into a whole-system modelling approach, to understand the potential contribution of energy demand reduction to support climate action in the
Noam Bergman