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Low Carbon Energy
International Parliamentary Conference on Climate Change
Professor Jim SkeaResearch Director, UK Energy Research Centre
Park Plaza, Westminster Bridge, London15 July 2010
The decarbonisation story…
Reducing power sector emissions: Renewables (Wind, solar, tidal and marine, biomass), nuclear, CCS
Reducing power sector emissions: Renewables (Wind, solar, tidal and marine, biomass), nuclear, CCS
Reducing heat emissions: • Energy efficiency• Behaviour change• Electric heat (e.g. heat
pumps, storage heating)• Biomass boilers• CCS in industry
Reducing heat emissions: • Energy efficiency• Behaviour change• Electric heat (e.g. heat
pumps, storage heating)• Biomass boilers• CCS in industry
Reducing transport emissions:
• Fuel efficiency• Electric/plug-in hybrids• Sustainable Bio fuels
Reducing transport emissions:
• Fuel efficiency• Electric/plug-in hybrids• Sustainable Bio fuels
Application of power to transport
and heat
Source: Committee on Climate Change
Decarbonising power
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Therefore we need to significantly decarbonise electricity generation by 2030
Therefore we need to significantly decarbonise electricity generation by 2030
The electrification of other sectors will see demand increase in 2020s and 2030s
The electrification of other sectors will see demand increase in 2020s and 2030s
Source: Committee on Climate Change
Generic options for reducing CO2
efficiency
renewablesnuclear
fossil fuels with carbon capture and storage
bio-energy
behaviour
Integrating low carbon power
We built our grids, markets and regulatory systems for coal and gas generation
Need arrangements for low carbon energy that has: high capital costs low running costs
We need to cope with intermittent renewable energy