Category Archives: Energy & Society Network

Authors: Ruth Bush and Jan Webb The publication of the Scottish Government’s Draft Climate Change Plan is another stark reminder of the scale and pace of change that is needed to be in with a chance of mitigating the most … Continue reading →

By Mr. John Brennan; Architecture & Landscape Architecture, Edinburgh College of Art Introduction by Dr Faye Wade, Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, University of Edinburgh With 74% of Scotland’s household energy use occurring through space heating, and another 13% through … Continue reading →

Dr. Peter Zeniewski Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Edinburgh Scotland’s new Energy Strategy was drafted in the wake of momentous political change; the initial consultation document was published a mere seven months after the UK’s decision to leave the European Union … Continue reading →

By Niall Kerr, Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Energy and Climate Policy Effectiveness), School of Social and Political Science Introduction by Faye Wade, Career Development Fellow (Energy and Society), School of Social and Political Science The Scottish Government’s Energy Strategy suggests that, … Continue reading →

Mags Tingey, Dave Hawkey, Ruth Bush and Jan Webb – Heat and the City Team researchers (University of Edinburgh), give their views on the Consultation on Heat & Energy Efficiency Strategies, and Regulation of District Heating. We’ve been researching sustainable … Continue reading →

By Dr. Chris Dent, School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh Introduction by Dr Mark Winskel, University of Edinburgh Systems modelling has played an important role in the development of the Scottish Government’s draft Climate Change Plan and Energy Strategy, and is seen … Continue reading →

This is the first blog in the Energy & Society Network’s series responding to the Scottish Government’s Energy Strategy.  By Dr Mark Winskel, Chancellor’s Research Fellow, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh. We are in an intense … Continue reading →