City-regions and the development of sustainable energy-supply systems

✍ Scribed by D. McEvoy; D. C. Gibbs; J. W. S. Longhurst

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 142 KB
• Volume: 24
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0363-907X
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-114x(20000310)24:3<215::aid-er576>3.0.co;2-7

✦ Synopsis

To achieve the CO reductions deemed necessary to limit the impact of adverse climate change will require real changes in the way we both use and supply energy. Although explicit international and national frameworks are necessary to facilitate reduction strategies, regional implementation and local initiatives are increasingly seen as having an important role to play, both in meeting national CO reduction targets and improving the local environment. This paper deals with the supply side of the energy equation for Greater Manchester in the U.K., examining the potential for &regional' energy supply options to contribute to a reduction in carbon intensity. By assessing actual and latent regional opportunities, the potential for achieving a more sustainable energy supply system is evaluated.