Since 2011, we have been working with the UK’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to develop the 2050 Carbon Calculator, an open-source, transparent and interactive tool that enables users – from school children and the general public to stakeholders and policymakers – to test energy and emissions reduction pathways and assess the impact of various choices and trade-offs using scientific data. It is increasingly popular. It has been ingeniously adapted to serve local needs and is being used by governments to ensure planning is consistent with achieving net zero emissions by 2050. So far, more than 30 countries have developed calculators. We are now working on a three-year, £3M programme, assisting these countries to update their calculators and five more to develop their own.
Crunching the numbers on climate change
Crunching the numbers on climate change