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DAY 1 Tuesday March 30 2021
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09.45 |
Conference Registration |
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Blavatnik School of Government, 120 Walton St, Oxford, OX2 6GG |
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Keynote Address: Energy for a Net Zero Society
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11.00 |
The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Minister of State, Dept for BEIS
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First Plenary Session: Keeping warm and staying cool in a net zero society
Our societal need to keep warm and stay cool in homes and workspaces drives a major slice of current greenhouse gas emissions. To reach net zero we will need to transform energy systems for heating and cooling. Analysis suggests that this will be hugely challenging, involving a range of solutions across different regions, building types and end users. Big questions around how to deliver heat load in winter without excess cost of idle capacity in summer, the right combination of building efficiency improvement, new fuels (hydrogen, bio-methane, steam, etc.) and potentially a range of seasonal storage and flexibility remain to be resolved. Now with the adoption of a net zero target, is a timely moment for strategic new thinking around how to shape markets, share costs, harness UK capabilities and reconcile regional priorities to deliver zero carbon energy for buildings. |
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Jonathan Brearley, CEO, OFGEM |
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‘Challenges in heat decarbonisation’ |
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Dr James Richardson, Chief Economist, National Infrastructure Commission |
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Other speakers tbc |
12.40 |
Questions and Discussion |
13.00 |
Lunch
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14.00 |
First Parallel Session – Dialogue & Paper Sessions |
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Transitions in fuel. Technology and infrastructure for heating |
Options and costs of using hydrogen for heating
Dr Paul Dodds, UCL |
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Heat Network Delivery Structures for a Net-Zero Future: A Qualitative Assessment of Future Challenges
Michael-Allan Millar, Hoare Lea |
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Technological phase-out experiences in the Energy Sector: Using historic and international analogues to inform ‘net zero’ heat decarbonisation policymaking in the UK
Dr Niall Kerr, University of Edinburgh |
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Human capital, competing interests and willingness to pay |
Balancing act: How to align social and environmental interests in the light of the pandemic and in the pursuit of net zero
Sharon Darcy, Sustainability First |
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The human capital implications of net zero on the energy sector workforce
Rob Murphy, Energy & Utility Skills |
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Heat and energy efficiency zoning for a just transition
Charlotte Owen, Association for decentralized energy |
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Distributional impacts and behavioural change in energy efficiency |
Conclusions from the DEePRED project – distributional impacts of Time-of-Use tariffs
Dr Timur Yunusov, School of Built Environment, University of Reading |
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Rebound effects erode half the energy savings from improved energy efficiency: Implications for the Net Zero transition
Dr Paul Brockway, University of Leeds |
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Paper TBC |
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Dialogue Session |
The 6th Carbon Budget: Industrial opportunity or threat?
Prof Peter Taylor, University of Leeds |
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Dialogue Session |
Will citizen participation promote or prohibit an equitable energy transition?
Dr Rebecca Ford, University of Strathclyde and Fraser Steward, University of Strathclyde |
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Dialogue Session |
The UK Sixth Carbon budget – an outward-looking model for an NDC?
Jenny Hill, Committee on Climate Change |
15.30 |
Tea |
16.00 |
Second Parallel Session – Dialogue & Paper Sessions |
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Whole system and change considerations for Electric Vehicles |
Keeping the car clean: smart EV charging to minimise carbon emissions and wind curtailment
Dr James Dixon, University of Strathclyde |
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Can the Market Alone deliver EV charge points?
Claire Thornhill, Frontier Economics |
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Interplay of policy experimentation and institutional change in the development of Mobility as a Service in Finland
Dr Paula Kivimaa, University of Sussex |
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Local and community energy in transition |
Local Values & Business Models: a look at energy services
Dr Ralitsa Hiteva, SPRU, University of Sussex |
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Policies for a UK community energy revolution
Dr Timothy Braunholtz-Speight, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Manchester |
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Willingness to pay for small-scale solar power in urban neighbourhoods: The role of environmentalism and technophilia
Prof Kristina Ek, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden |
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National and international scale issues in decarbonisation
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The role of interconnectors in decarbonising Great Britain’s electricity system
Dr Waquas Bukhsh, University of Strathclyde |
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Understanding overlapping climate policies: Internal carbon leakage and the punctured waterbed
Dr Robert Ritz, University of Cambridge |
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Paper TBC |
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The evidence from social science and education |
Using qualitative social science to investigate the desirability of decarbonisation pathways: evidence from the FLEXIS project
Prof Karen Henwood, Univ Cardiff |
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Exploring Impact of Social Norms on Adoption of Local Generation in an Urban Environment
Dr Palavi Roy, Ryerson University, Canada |
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Paper TBC |
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Dialogue Session |
“Electric cars: prone to disruption by something else entirely?”
Roger Hunter, Shell |
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Dialogue Session |
Energy innovation policy – what works?
Maarten Hage, Vivid Economics |
17.30 |
Student and Young Energy Professional Session |
19.00 |
Conference Drinks and Dinner – After Dinner Speaker
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Worcester College, 1 Walton St, Oxford OX1 2HB |
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DAY 2 Wednesday March 31st 2021
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07.45 |
Conference Registration (single day delegates) |
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Blavatnik School of Government, 120 Walton St, Oxford, OX2 6GG |
08.00 |
Diversity and Skills Breakfast Session |
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Dr Maureen Paul, OFGEM |
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Other speakers tbc |
09.00 |
Opening Address: Energy for a Net Zero Society
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Laura Sandys CBE, Challenging Ideas |
09.20 |
Second Plenary Session: Mobility in a net zero society
The electrification of personal transport now seems inevitable. The substantial electrification of road freight is also possible, though dependent on how the technology options, including batteries, catenaries and hydrogen, develop. There remain many other uncertainties along the way, depending on developments in road and charging infrastructure, autonomous vehicles, shared ownership, flexible working in time and place, and smart grids. But it is not just a technology story. What is the contribution to emissions reduction from changes on the demand-side? Experience in the COVID-19 lockdown has demonstrated big increases in remote working, and in cycling. How might these develop? How much further can business travel adjust? Finally, what are the options for aviation and shipping, and – in respect of the former – for constraining demand. |
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Chair: Spencer Dale, Chief Economist, BP plc |
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Richard Bruce, Director of Energy, Technology and Innovation, Department for Transport |
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Prof Jillian Anable, Chair in Transport and Energy, ITS, University of Leeds |
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Gloria Esposito, Head of Projects, Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership |
10.20 |
Questions and Discussion |
11.00 |
Coffee
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11.30 |
Third Parallel Session – Dialogue & Paper Sessions x 6 |
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Public investment, innovation and industrial strategy |
An evaluation of public investment project portfolios in smart energy innovation
Dr. Sivapriya Mothilal Bhagavathy, University of Oxford |
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Decision support tool for improving energy and environmental performance of public sector multi-energy systems
Dr. Muditha Abeysekera, University of Cardiff |
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Remanufacturing: a pathway to net zero
Dr Helen Roby, University of Coventry |
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The democratic process and scenario planning |
Democracy and Electricity: Institutions, Industrial Representation and Technology Deployment Rates
Dr. Zeynep Clulow, University of Cambridge |
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Energy for a Net Zero Society – Comments on Energy Policy
Catalina Guillen Rozo |
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Developing energy scenarios for net zero futures
Claire Copeland, SPRU, University of Sussex |
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Energy market developments – sandboxes, system operators and blockchain |
Regulatory sandboxes: how to design them to help deliver net zero?
Alexandra Schneiders, UCL, Energy Institute |
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What do regional energy systems operators look like in a net zero world?
Matthew Rhodes, Camirus Ltd |
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Blockchain Based Energy Trading: Regulatory Changes Proposed and Needed to Facilitate Blockchain in the GB Energy Market
Aditi Tulpule, ELEXON |
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Social factors – the visual landscape and socio-economic disparities |
Exploring the implications of landscape visual impact of renewable technologies for future low carbon energy systems in Great Britain
Prof Russell McKenna, Technical University of Denmark |
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Addressing the socio-economic disparities of net zero transition
Dr. Piera Patrizio, Imperial College London, Centre for Environmental Policy |
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Paper TBC |
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Dialogue Session |
Recosting Energy
Steve Jennings, PWC |
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Dialogue Session |
The ‘Glide Path’ to Net Zero
Prof Neil Strachan, UCL |
13.00 |
Lunch
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14.00 |
Third Plenary Session: Jobs prosperity and production in a net zero society Industrial activities and commercial operations have distinct bespoke requirements in terms of heat and motion they derive from the energy sources they use. This affects all aspects of the productive economy from energy intensity, carbon footprint, innovation and employment. The way these needs can be met in future will determine how zero carbon processes are embedded in the macro economy, and will explore where there are tensions in terms of the cost to GDP of decarbonisation, as well as the opportunities that may arise for the zero carbon economy to be more efficient than the high carbon one. Finally the session will ideally cover the financial implications of the decarbonised economy and, in particular the different options for the required investment to be raised: whether from the private sector, governments or consumers. This has implications for the structure of society – how to make the zero carbon society works for all and no-one gets left behind due to, for example, financial or digital exclusion. |
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‘Net Zero: the Investment and Cost Story’ |
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Chris Stark, CEO, The Committee on Climate Change |
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‘Powering the zero carbon economy’ |
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Paul Spence, Director of Strategy and Corporate Affairs, EDF Energy |
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Arup speaker tbc |
15.20 |
Questions and Discussion |
16.00 |
Tea and Close
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