Costing the Climate Change Bill: from System Models and Cost Curves to the Real World

In Association with eSI Thematic Programme: Communicating the e-Science of Climate Change

23 June, 2009 09:30 AM - 05:00 PM

e-Science Institute, 15 South College Street, Edinburgh

Organiser: Andrew Kerr

Any slides or other material generated as a result of this event can be found at: www.nesc.ac.uk/action/esi/contribution.cfm?Title=999

The workshop will:

Review the implications of the UK Energy Research Centre’s (UKERC) Energy 2050: Building a resilient and low carbon energy system.
Understand the strengths and weaknesses of energy system models and marginal abatement cost curves (MACCs) used by UKERC and the UK Committee on Climate Change.
Investigate the real costs and benefits faced by government, public authorities, business and individuals, to provide insights about how we prioritise our limited resources to reduce emissions.

Target Audience

The workshop is designed for policymakers, NGO and industry analysts, and academics. The outcome will be a better understanding of the links between energy system models and policy, and how costs of Climate Change Bill emission reduction measures and activities will fall on different groups in society.

Programme

This event is provisionally scheduled to start at 09:30 Tuesday 23 June 2009 and close at 17:00 on Tuesday 23 June 2009.

Time	Topic	Speakers
9.30 am	Registration, Coffee and Tea
10.00 am	Introduction to day	Andy Kerr
10.10 am	UKERC Energy 2050 project outcomes (energy lifestyles; technology acceleration)	Mark Winskel, Nick Eyre, Jillian Anable
11.40 am	Implications of system modelling and scenarios for Government policy	Panel with Q&A session
12.15 pm	Costing climate change bill measures: Using marginal abatement cost curves in practice	Andy Kerr
1:00 pm	Lunch & networking
2:00 pm	Introducing afternoon sessions	Andy Kerr
2.15 pm	Breakout groups: Energy supply; Land use; Energy demand (domestic)	All
3.45 pm	Tea
4.00 pm	Reconvene and review	All
4.15 pm	What have we learnt? Lessons for policy and lessons for researchers: Outputs agreed	Panel with Q&A session
5:00 pm	Wine Reception

Accommodation

Assistance with accommodation is offered once you have registered.

Registration

Registration for this event is now closed. To enquire about an application or to cancel a previous application please contact NeSC Administration.

Important Dates

01 Jun - Registration Opens
17 Jun - Registration Deadline
17 Jun - Date we will respond to your application by (Please note this is the latest date we will respond to your application. It is normal policy for us to respond within 5 working days where possible.)
23 Jun - Event Starts at 09:30hrs

Travel

Full details on how to get to the e-Science Institute are available at:

http://www.nesc.ac.uk/esi/esi_travel.html

Enquiries

Enquiries should be made directly to our Conference Administrator.

http://www.nesc.ac.uk/esi/

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