Energy security is top of political agenda at the moment. This webinar will examine the role energy demand has to play.
Energy security is currently top of the political agenda but most solutions focus on securing increased energy supplies. This EDRC webinar, co-hosted by UK Energy Research Centre, will examine the often overlooked role of energy demand in supporting energy security.
Around the world, prices are rising for everything from petrol to food to consumer goods as we feel the effects of disruptions to oil and gas supply caused by the US/Israeli attack on Iran. In the EU, the Energy Commissioner has recommended that people drive and fly less, while governments across South East Asia have reduced working hours for public servants to conserve scarce fuel supplies.
This Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) and UKERC webinar examines the impact of this war for energy security in the UK. We focus on the role of energy demand in supporting more secure and resilient communities and shaping geopolitics both now and in the long term. We discuss community and policy options for developing beneficial outcomes to make sure that the UK is less exposed to volatile geopolitical and climatic conditions moving forward.
Dr Marie Claire Brisbois, Lecturer in Environmental Governance at UCL and author of UK Energy Security: Making the Most of Demand-Side Measures.
Prof Caroline Kuzemko, Professor in the Political Economy of Climate Change; Co-Director of the UK Energy Research Centre UKERC; Director of the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation; and Director of the MA in the Politics of Climate Change.
Prof Jim Watson, Professor of Energy Policy and Director of the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources; Adjunct Professor with the NTNU Energy Transition Initiative; Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences; UK Executive Committee member of the European Energy Research Alliance, and steering group chair of the UKRI Greenhouse Gas Removal Demonstrator programme; a judge for the Kings Awards for Enterprise: Sustainable Development; a member of the Executive Committee of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement; and a commissioner with the Energy Crisis Commission.
This will be a 1 hour webinar with an opportunity to ask questions.