Скачать или смотреть Understanding future energy demand - Curious

Averting devastatingly damaging long-term consequences of climate change will require major changes in all sectors of society, particularly in adapting energy systems.

The 40M UK cars which are moving to battery power will require a 2050 electricity network 50% larger than exists today. Fuelling the current 285,000 HGVs without a polluting diesel supply requires the development of new clean energy fuels. 80% of the UK annual natural gas consumption heats premises and powers industrial processes with 20% used in electricity generation. Replacing this natural gas supply with a carbon-free fuel, such as hydrogen, requires the government to create a roadmap for the major redesign of the UK energy industry to achieve the 2050 net-zero carbon target.

Speakers
Geoffrey Boulton OBE FRS FRSE, Regius Professor of Geology Emeritus, University of Edinburgh;
and Peter Grant OBE FREng FRSE, Regius Professor of Engineering Emeritus, University of Edinburgh.

About Curious
This event was part of the RSE's summer events programme Curious. The RSE invites you to Curious, its summer events programme running from 09-27 August 2021. All eyes on Scotland’s leading thinkers in this thought-provoking series of free online talks and intimate conversations designed to question and inspire the world around us to reach new insights.
https://www.rse-curious.com

About RSE
The RSE, Scotland’s National Academy, is an educational charity operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis to provide public benefit throughout Scotland.
https://www.rse.org.uk/

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