Reducing the UK’s overall energy demand should be at the heart of a fair, affordable and healthy route to net-zero carbon emissions. CREDS research suggests that UK final energy use could be halved by 2050, whilst improving energy security, enhancing quality of life, and reducing the risks and costs associated with carbon dioxide removal.| CREDS
Affordable energy services are essential to a good quality of life. Currently there are major inequalities in access to key energy services, such as warmth and mobility.| CREDS
Energy use is strongly affected by the wider energy system and vice versa. Increased use of variable renewable energy sources and electrification to accommodate them will enable increased energy efficiency.| CREDS
We have analysed the research undertaken by CREDS over the past four and a half years. This analysis demonstrates that reductions in energy use are essential for the transition to a net-zero society. In the current energy affordability crisis, urgently achieving a fair low carbon society is more important than ever.| CREDS