The Energy White Paper: An Academic Critique
25 September 2007, DTI Conference Centre, London
The UK Energy Research Centre and the British Institute of Energy Economics held a one day seminar, opened by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling.
"Meeting the Energy Challenge", the White Paper on Energy, was published on May 23, 2007 following several years of intense energy policy review and debate.
The seminar brought together prominent academics in each of the topics of the White Paper to present their assessment and critique of the paper and to lead discussion of its implications.
Presentations
Energy White Paper 2007: Meeting the Energy Challenge, Vicky Pryce, BERR
Energy White Paper: Overview, David Newbery, University of Cambridge
Valuing Carbon - from theory to practice and back again (twice), Michael Grubb, The Carbon Trust
Saving Energy, Brenda Boardman, UKERC/University of Oxford
Distributed Energy, Goran Strbac, Imperial College
Security of Supply for the UK, Jonathan Stern, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
Reducing Energy Use in UK Transport, David Banister, University of Oxford
Renewable Energy in the Energy White Paper 2007, Catherine Mitchell, University of Exeter
Carbon Capture and Storage, Jon Gibbins, Imperial College
Electricity Generation: Nuclear Power, Gordon MacKerron, University of Sussex