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dc.contributor.authorDelafield, G
dc.contributor.authorDonnison, C
dc.contributor.authorRoddis, P
dc.contributor.authorArvanitopoulos, T
dc.contributor.authorSfyridis, A
dc.contributor.authorDunnett, S
dc.contributor.authorBall, T
dc.contributor.authorLogan, KG
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-21T06:54:17Z
dc.date.issued2021-09-16
dc.description.abstractTransitioning to a low carbon energy future is essential to meet the Paris Agreement targets and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To understand how societies can undertake this transition, energy models have been developed to explore future energy scenarios. These models often focus on the techno-economic aspects of the transition and overlook the long-term implications on both society and the natural environment. Without a holistic approach, it is impossible to evaluate the trade-offs, as well as the co-benefits, between decarbonisation and other policy goals. This paper presents the Energy Scenario Evaluation (ESE) framework which can be used to assess the impact of energy scenarios on society and the natural environment. This conceptual framework utilises interdisciplinary qualitative and quantitative methods to determine whether an energy scenario is likely to lead to a publicly acceptable and sustainable energy transition. Using the SDGs, this paper illustrates how energy transitions are interconnected with human development and the importance of incorporating environmental and socio-economic data into energy models to design energy scenarios which meet other policy priorities. We discuss a variety of research methods which can be used to evaluate spatial, environmental, and social impacts of energy transitions. By showcasing where these impacts will be experienced, the ESE framework can be used to facilitate engagement and decision-making between policymakers and local communities, those who will be directly affected by energy transitions. Outputs of the ESE framework can therefore perform an important role in shaping feasible and energy transitions which meet the Paris Agreement targets and SDGs.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Leedsen_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Southamptonen_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity College Londonen_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of East Angliaen_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Aberdeenen_GB
dc.identifier.citationVol. 125, pp. 189 - 201en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envsci.2021.08.021
dc.identifier.grantnumberNE/M019713/1en_GB
dc.identifier.grantnumberNE/M019640/1en_GB
dc.identifier.grantnumberNE/M019705/1en_GB
dc.identifier.grantnumberNE/M019691/1en_GB
dc.identifier.grantnumberNE/M019799/1en_GB
dc.identifier.grantnumberNE/M019764/1en_GB
dc.identifier.grantnumberEP/L024756/1en_GB
dc.identifier.grantnumberNE/P019951/1en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10871/127147
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherElsevieren_GB
dc.rights© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).en_GB
dc.subjectEnergy policyen_GB
dc.subjectEnergy transitionen_GB
dc.subjectDecarbonisationen_GB
dc.subjectSustainable development goalsen_GB
dc.subjectEnvironmenten_GB
dc.subjectEnergy scenarioen_GB
dc.titleConceptual framework for balancing society and nature in net-zero energy transitionsen_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.date.available2021-09-21T06:54:17Z
dc.identifier.issn1462-9011
dc.descriptionThis is the final version. Available from Elsevier via the DOI in this record. en_GB
dc.identifier.journalEnvironmental Science and Policyen_GB
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_GB
dcterms.dateAccepted2021-08-26
exeter.funder::Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)en_GB
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2021-08-26
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_GB
refterms.dateFCD2021-09-21T06:44:37Z
refterms.versionFCDVoR
refterms.dateFOA2021-09-21T06:54:42Z
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© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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