Table 4 Outline of the Analysed UK Energy Scenarios
| Scenario | Abbreviation | Comments (Sources) |
|---|---|---|
| DECC - ‘Base’ | Base |
‘Business as usual’ scenario – does not achieve the UK 2050 decarbonisation target [21] |
| DECC - ‘Spread Effort’ | SE |
Effort and resources evenly spread across the various energy subsectors to meet 2050 targets [21] |
| DECC - ‘Solid Biofuel Focus’ | SBF | A scenario with strong focus on cultivating solid biofuels for energy [21] |
| UKERC – ‘Reference’ | REF |
Continue with ‘firm and funded’ 2007 Energy White Paper policies ([50, 83]) |
| UKERC – ‘Carbon Ambition | CAM |
Achieves the UK 2050 targets – an 80% reduction in ‘greenhouse gas’ (GHG) emissions [83] |
| UKERC – ‘Carbon Super Ambition’ | CSAM |
Achieve 90% reduction in GHG emissions by 2050 to mitigate international bunker fuels [83] |
| CAT – ‘Zero Carbon Britain’ | ZCB2030 |
Reduce total UK CO2 emissions by 90%, and adopt ‘carbon sequestration’ measures to remove the 10% of residual emissions to achieve net zero by 2030 [8]. |