Developing Future Energy Scenarios
How might we generate, supply and use energy in 2050?
A new report from Manchester: Knowledge Capital and Carbon Captured highlights different pathways that Greater Manchester might take in responding to the challenge of meeting an 80-90% cut in CO2 emissions by 2050.
The Manchester is my Planet programme brought together local stakeholders from public, private, academic and non-government sectors to co-create three future energy scenarios for Greater Manchester.
In all of the scenarios, energy use by consumers is expected to fall considerably – despite incorporating expectations for population growth and increases in the number of household appliances.
Differences in economic growth rates are also plotted in the scenarios. The report suggests that even factoring in strong growth, Greater Manchester can achieve its fair share of CO2 cuts.
The collective learning gained through the process, and the resulting report, has fed the development of the forthcoming Sustainable Energy Action Plan for Greater Manchester – a coherent strategy for accelerating the development of a low-carbon energy system for Manchester.
Dr Cathy Garner, Chief Executive of Manchester: Knowledge Capital welcomed the report: “The scenario development process not only contributes to the body of knowledge that Greater Manchester requires as it makes the transition to a low-carbon future, but the results clearly demonstrate the great value of working collaboratively across sectors.”
The ‘GRIP Scenario Tool’ used in this work was developed by Dr Sebastian Carney, of Carbon Captured, and has been recommended for use by regions and municipalities throughout the EU under the Covenant of Mayors initiative.
You can download your own copy of the Developing Future Energy Scenarios report below.
The development of this report has been funded by the EU’s Intelligent Energy in Europe Programme and the North West Development Agency.
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