Abstract
Reducing industrial energy demand and improving resource efficiency could make a great contribution towards the UK government≈s goal of achieving 80% reduction in CO 2 emissions by 2050, while simultaneously improving productivity and creating employment opportunities. The government released its "Clean Growth Strategy" in October 2017. The associated technology roadmaps exhibit quite large uncertainties, and reducing CO 2 emissions over the long term will depend critically on the adoption of a small number of key technologies, along with the "decarbonization" of electricity supply. The so-called "Circular economy" interventions have the potential to make remarkable energy savings that are complementary to other energy-efficiency measures.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 147-157 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy |
| Volume | 171 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 4 May 2018 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2018 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Energy
Access to Document
- Decarbonising UK industry
The final publication is available at ICE publishing via https://doi.org/10.1680/jener.18.00007
- jener.18.00007_onlineOA
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