Local energy policy and managing low carbon transition: The case of Leicester, UK

India is currently the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs) after China and the United States and is set to experience continued growth in its population, economy, and energy consumption. Exploring low-carbon development pathways for India is therefore crucial for achieving the goal of global decarbonization. India has pledged to reduce the emission intensity of its gross domestic product (GDP) by 33–35 per cent relative to 2005 levels by 2030 through its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), among other related targets for the renewable energy and forestry sectors. Further, countries, including India, are expected to respond to the invitation of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Paris Agreement to communicate new or updated NDCs with enhanced ambition and long-term low-GHG development strategies for 2050. To design effective policy packages to support the planning and achievement of such climate targets, policymakers need to identify policies that can reduce GHG emissions in a timely and cost-effective manner, while meeting development-related and other national objectives. The India Energy Policy Simulator (India EPS), an open-source, system dynamics model, can enable an integrated quantitative assessment of different cross-sectoral climate policy packages for India through 2050 and their implications for key variables of interest such as emissions, GDP, and jobs. The tool was developed by Energy Innovation LLC and adapted for India in partnership with World Resources Institute. It is available for open access through a Web interface as well as a downloadable application. This technical note describes the structure, input data sources, assumptions, and limitations of the India EPS, as well as the setup and key results of its reference scenario, referred to as the business-as-usual (BAU) scenario in the model. It is intended as an update to the first technical note on the India EPS (Mangan et al. 2019) and accounts for the changes incorporated into the model since the first version.

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Regional Renewable Energy Policy: A Process of Coalition Building

Global Environmental Politics ◽

10.1162/glep.2007.7.2.45 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 45-63 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Sarah L. Mander

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Energy Policy ◽

Regional Scale ◽

Climate Change Policy ◽

Central Element ◽

Energy System ◽

Coalition Building ◽

Low Carbon ◽

North West ◽

The North

In 2003, the UK Government adopted a target to reduce carbon emissions by 60 percent by 2050, a longer term commitment than is required under the Kyoto Protocol. Given that increasing low carbon generating capacity is essential to achieve the required carbon reductions, renewable energy policies are a central element of overall climate change policy. To facilitate the building of renewable capacity, greater responsibility has been placed upon the English regions, with the advent of regional sustainable energy strategies, though there remain many profound tensions between the liberalized UK energy system and the adoption of a more strategic approach to renewable energy at the regional scale. This paper uses a ‘discourse analysis’ framework to explore wind energy policy in the North West of England from the perspective of competing coalitions. In the light of this assessment, it is concluded that the implementation of national energy policy at regional and sub-regional scales can be considered as a process of coalition building, where Government is reliant on building partnership between state and non-state actors to achieve its objectives.

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Energy Policy Planning for Climate-Resilient Low-Carbon Development

Understanding Complex Systems - Energy Policy Modeling in the 21st Century ◽

10.1007/978-1-4614-8606-0_8 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 125-156 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Andrea M. Bassi ◽

Prakash Deenapanray ◽

Pål Davidsen

Keyword(s):

Energy Policy ◽

Policy Planning ◽

Low Carbon ◽

Low Carbon Development

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Strategies to balance energy security, business, trade and sustainable development: selected case studies†

The Journal of World Energy Law & Business ◽

10.1093/jwelb/jwaa011 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 95-99

Author(s):

Paolo Davide Farah

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Energy Consumption ◽

Energy Policy ◽

Energy Security ◽

Cultural Development ◽

Energy Sources ◽

Low Carbon ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Balance Energy ◽

Security Business

Abstract Energy is pivotal for socio-economic and cultural development. Last century witnessed a drastic increase, on one hand on the consumption of energy and, on the other on greenhouse gases emissions. Traditionally, energy security has been linked with the need to guarantee supply and, in turn, enables economic growth. Against this background, countries focused on diversifying both energy sources and trade partners while at the same time increasing investment in energy infrastructure and technology. Investment in low-carbon energy sources for enhancing national energy policies prompts for a new understanding of energy security. The aim is, in fact, not anymore limited to securing provision but also to strengthen diversification and counteract the negative effects of energy consumption on the environment. The need to include a sustainability component to energy in trade, business and in the society at large, is adding a further layer of complexity in shaping national and international energy policy. Strategies to balance energy security, business, trade, and sustainable development are urgently needed in the Anthropocene. Creative and innovative approaches to energy policy could be found in countries where energy consumption is on a steady rise and environmental degradation is crystal clear.

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