A team of researchers at CREDS (the Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions - a research centre looking at how to transform energy demand) undertook extensive quantitative and qualitative research to investigate households with the highest energy consumption for transport (e.g. cars, aviation) and for domestic use (e.g. heating, cooking, washing).

 Four policy options were explored as potential routes to lower demand amongst high energy users.

 Ration carbon emissions e.g. numbers of flights, car mileages, home heating or electricity totals.

1. Structural change e.g. provide adequate public transport, giving more road space to non-cars, and regulation such as banning non energy efficient appliances.

2. Economic (dis) incentives e.g. using taxes, subsidies and penalties to suppress energy demanding things and promote low carbon options.

3. Behavioural change e.g. by informing, persuading and influencing people to change what they do.

 We would welcome the opportunity to share the results of our project and invite you to a Q&A session with the research team.

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