Decarbonisation pathways for heat – meeting 2050 greenhouse gas emissions targets
Energy Futures Lab are hosting a panel discussion event to launch a new research initiative on the decarbonisation of the heat sector.
This event is invite only, please contact Neasan O’Neill if you wish to attend.
Abstract
The event will address the technologies and regulatory framework required for the UK to meet its target for an 80% reduction in GHG emissions by 2050 and consider what are the optimal pathways to achieve that goal.
We will explore the role of academic institutions like Imperial College London in shaping the future of the sector by examining the key research challenges.
Chaired by Dr Rob Gross from Imperial’s Centre for Environmental Policy, our panel includes representatives from the Committee on Climate Change, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the UK Energy Research Centre. Experts from Imperial College London will provide an academic perspective from the standpoints of policy and economics, systems integration, and energy efficiency in the built environment.
The event will begin with presentations from
- Jenny Hill, Committee on Climate Change
- Professor Goran Strbac, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
We will then hear responses from the panellists, followed by an open Q&A
- Dr Jim Fleming, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- Richard Leyland, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Professor Jim Watson, UK Energy Research Centre
- Dr Adam Hawkes, Department of Chemical Engineering
- Professor Graham Hughes, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Guy Newey, Energy Systems Catapult
Venue
The event will be held in Room 611 of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (building 16 on the campus map). The room is known as the Gabor Suite.
If you are entering the building from Dalby Court/through the building’s main entrance take the lift to the sixth floor, turn right through the double doors and it is near the end on your left hand side.