'Powering Our Lives' Report

"Powering Our Lives: Sustainable Energy Management and the Built Environment (October 2006 - November 2008)

The Project findings were launched on 26 November 2008. The final Project Report together with the evidence base for the Project, including scientific reviews, is available from the Project Outputs page.

Aim
The aim of the Foresight Powering our Lives: Sustainable Energy Management and the Built Environment Project was to explore how the UK built environment could evolve to help manage the transition over the next five decades to secure, sustainable, low carbon energy systems that meet the needs of society, the requirements of the economy, and the expectations of individuals.

The Project has used the best available scientific evidence to develop four scenarios around the future of sustainable energy management and the built environment, outlining some major areas of future uncertainty as well as potential future challenges and opportunities..."

Lots more detailed information, and recommendations for behavioural change, can be found on the home-page:
Sustainable Energy Management and the Built Environment (October 2006 - present)