Briefing: Challenging lock-in through urban energy systems

摘要

Challenging lock-in through urban energy systems (Clues) is a major new research project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. This briefing sets out the focus and approach of the project and the key research questions that it will address. As set out in the UK government's low-carbon transition plan, achieving substantial cuts in carbon dioxide emissions is the most pressing challenge facing the UK in the period to 2050 (HMG, 2009). The depth of this challenge has been emphasised by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) in its call for a further 'step change' in emissions reductions (CCC, 2009).