Future Energy Scenarios

Energy

National Grid ESO: 'Decisive action' needed in next two years to enable net zero energy system

Grid operator sets out future pathways for delivering a net zero energy system in UK, as it warns slow progress has eaten into headroom for meeting carbon targets in the 2030s

15 July 2024 • 6 min read

Energy

'Achievable if we work together': How the UK could deliver a net zero emissions energy system by 2047

Influential Future Energy Scenarios report stresses how policy and investment choices could see net zero goal reached early - or missed entirely

18 July 2022 • 9 min read

Energy

Could the UK run a net-negative emission power grid by 2033?

National Grid's Future Energy Scenarios analysis paints a compelling picture of the potential for an energy system replete with hydrogen, CCS and millions of EVs

27 July 2020 • 5 min read

Energy

What the Undercover Economist can reveal about the future of energy

People make two common mistakes when it comes to predicting the future, according to Tim Harford, and here's how to avoid them when thinking about the future of energy

10 July 2019 • 6 min read