How a calculator is helping countries around the world to lower their greenhouse gas emissions and create more sustainable energy systems.
When Professor David MacKay of Cambridge University wrote a book about sustainable energy in 2009, he could not have realised that this groundbreaking text would go on to form the basis for a calculator that could save the world from climate catastrophe. By investigating the true impact of energy demand and supply on carbon emissions he provided much needed transparency on the link between energy and the climate. Today his calculator has spread throughout the world from the UK across Europe, through Asia all the way to Australia – and take up is increasing.
This episode was made at the 2050 Global Calculator Conference, Windsor, UK
Try out the 2050 Calculator here
Guests
Laura Aylett, Programme Manager 2050 Calculator, Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Sam Friggens, Senior Consultant Energy Strategy and Innovation, Mott MacDonald
Quoc Khanh, Senior Energy Consultant, 2050 Calculator, Vietnam
Jenny McInnes, Deputy Director for Partnerships & Capability, BEIS
Koen Meeus, Climate Change Section, DG Environment, Belgium
Madeleine Rawlins, Programme Leader 2050 Calculator, Mott MacDonald
Anna Stephenson, Senior Energy Advisor, DFID
Hoang Van Tam, Deputy Head, Office for Climate Change and Green Growth, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Vietnam
Professor Yufeng Yang, Asian Development Bank/Imperial College
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