Co-creating visions and pathways for integrated urban heat systems
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Leeds
Department Name: Chemical and Process Engineering
Abstract
Transforming the heat system is an urgent priority for the UK. The Committee on Climate Change, an independent advisor to the UK Government, has stated that immediate action is required if we are to radically reduce carbon emissions produced by the provision of heat and meet our national and international climate-change targets. In addition to the pressing need to mitigate climate change, fuel poverty affects 11% of households in England; we need to find ways to provide affordable heating in the face of rising energy prices. The demand for cooling is also likely to rise substantially in coming years in response to a warmer climate and growing thermal comfort requirements, which will increase energy use and add to carbon emissions.
Cities could provide the key to transforming our heat systems. Around 80% of people in the UK live in urban areas. There are many decentralised technology options available for moving from fossil fuel-based heat provision to affordable low-carbon systems, including household technologies such as heat pumps and biomass stoves, networks that provide heat from renewable and waste heat sources, and the replacement of natural gas with hydrogen in the gas grid. Previous modelling of urban heat systems has focussed on understanding potential uptake of just one of these technology types, and has often assumed that there would be one 'system architect'. In reality, an integrated mix of technologies will be needed, and the system will contain multiple decision-makers. My research will help incorporate this complexity into models that can be used to explore various heat-system scenarios. What mix of technologies would most benefit the multiple stakeholders in cities? Where should we invest in a city if we want to reduce fuel poverty? And how do the many decision-makers involved - including local authorities, gas and electricity networks operators, and central government - make decisions now to ensure that our heating and cooling needs are met for the next 30 years?
Through this fellowship I will produce the frameworks, tools and models to help answer these questions. The findings will inform the long-term energy planning that the radical transformation of our urban heat systems will require. By applying the methods of complexity science to the heat system (by considering interactions between different sub-systems, e.g housing and energy), considering the spatial diversity of the evolution of demand for heating and cooling over the next 30 years (in response to drivers such as climate change and population growth), and exploring the integration of different technology options within a city (some technologies may operate centrally, others at the household level; they may vary by different fuel types e.g. electricity, gas or direct provision of heat), this work will empower effective, informed, forward-looking decision-making among city stakeholders.
The methods and tools developed in this research will be applied to two UK case-study cities in order to co-produce visions of future urban energy systems (for example, where in a city different technologies could be deployed, and what benefits this might bring) and identify pathways towards those systems (i.e. who would need to act, and by when). The tools themselves will be co-created with stakeholders (such as local authorities, energy network operators, communities and policy-makers) so that they reflect these stakeholders' objectives (across economic, social and environmental metrics) and the reality of their decision-making processes. A subsequent evaluation process will help to identify ways in which these innovative participatory complex-systems modelling approaches could be applied to other energy-system challenges, multiplying the capacity of this research not only to contribute to the academic study of energy systems, but to shape the future of urban heat systems in the UK and beyond.
Cities could provide the key to transforming our heat systems. Around 80% of people in the UK live in urban areas. There are many decentralised technology options available for moving from fossil fuel-based heat provision to affordable low-carbon systems, including household technologies such as heat pumps and biomass stoves, networks that provide heat from renewable and waste heat sources, and the replacement of natural gas with hydrogen in the gas grid. Previous modelling of urban heat systems has focussed on understanding potential uptake of just one of these technology types, and has often assumed that there would be one 'system architect'. In reality, an integrated mix of technologies will be needed, and the system will contain multiple decision-makers. My research will help incorporate this complexity into models that can be used to explore various heat-system scenarios. What mix of technologies would most benefit the multiple stakeholders in cities? Where should we invest in a city if we want to reduce fuel poverty? And how do the many decision-makers involved - including local authorities, gas and electricity networks operators, and central government - make decisions now to ensure that our heating and cooling needs are met for the next 30 years?
Through this fellowship I will produce the frameworks, tools and models to help answer these questions. The findings will inform the long-term energy planning that the radical transformation of our urban heat systems will require. By applying the methods of complexity science to the heat system (by considering interactions between different sub-systems, e.g housing and energy), considering the spatial diversity of the evolution of demand for heating and cooling over the next 30 years (in response to drivers such as climate change and population growth), and exploring the integration of different technology options within a city (some technologies may operate centrally, others at the household level; they may vary by different fuel types e.g. electricity, gas or direct provision of heat), this work will empower effective, informed, forward-looking decision-making among city stakeholders.
The methods and tools developed in this research will be applied to two UK case-study cities in order to co-produce visions of future urban energy systems (for example, where in a city different technologies could be deployed, and what benefits this might bring) and identify pathways towards those systems (i.e. who would need to act, and by when). The tools themselves will be co-created with stakeholders (such as local authorities, energy network operators, communities and policy-makers) so that they reflect these stakeholders' objectives (across economic, social and environmental metrics) and the reality of their decision-making processes. A subsequent evaluation process will help to identify ways in which these innovative participatory complex-systems modelling approaches could be applied to other energy-system challenges, multiplying the capacity of this research not only to contribute to the academic study of energy systems, but to shape the future of urban heat systems in the UK and beyond.
Planned Impact
A number of economic and societal impacts are expected from this fellowship. The primary goals are to:
* Enable radical transformation of UK urban heat systems by 2050 to provide low-carbon, affordable and secure heating and cooling (long-term)
* Develop methods that embed complex-systems thinking and participatory modelling approaches that could be applied in other cities (by stakeholders) and to other energy systems integration challenges (by researchers) (short-term)
* Provide evidence on the evolution of demand for heating and cooling in cities, and the factors driving this evolution, to 2050 (mid-term)
* Develop a route-map for urban heat systems beyond 2030 for two UK cities, to support decision-making for the integration of different technologies and energy vectors in order to meet likely future demand for heating and cooling (mid-term)
* Offer guidance for other UK cities in terms of technology mixes, business models and policies that would deliver economic, social and environmental value (mid-term)
* Provide evidence for national and local policies that support the integrated development of urban heat systems and would lead to heat systems that deliver value over multiple metrics, offering a better investment and avoiding unintended consequences and stranded assets (mid-term).
There are a range of beneficiaries of this research. Through discussion with stakeholders and collaborative work on other projects, I have identified the following groups:
UK CITY STAKEHOLDERS, including public-sector organisations (such as local authorities and combined authorities) that have a role in the planning of cities and delivery partners such as housing authorities. These are the stakeholders who will implement urban heat systems infrastructure change. I have a very strong working relationship with Leeds City Council and contacts with the other UK Core Cities and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. The newly formed Leeds Climate Commission will also be influential.
NATIONAL POLICY MAKERS, in particular the Committee on Climate Change an independent statutory body that advises the UK Government on progress made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. I previously contributed to CCC's 5th carbon budget report. This group also includes the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (specifically the heat policy team) as well as those that provide expert guidance and review of government policy, such as the Committee on Fuel Poverty and the National Infrastructure Commission.
REGULATED ENERGY SECTOR ORGANISATIONS, including the regulated gas and electricity distribution network operators that have a role in planning regional and urban energy infrastructure.
ENERGY INDUSTRY including private-sector companies that would be involved in the development of larger infrastructure schemes and/or relevant building-level heat technologies.
PUBLIC CITIZENS and community energy groups who will benefit from heat systems that provide affordable and secure heating and cooling services, leading to health and wellbeing gains.
The majority of beneficiaries will be UK-based, but some results will be relevant to international stakeholders such as the International Energy Agency, which disseminates best practice for energy initiatives and has a specific interest in urban energy systems.
Project partners from the various beneficiary groups have been confirmed and include: CAG consultants, who review government energy policy programmes; the Committee on Climate Change, which has significant influence over national policy and is also interested in engaging local stakeholders; Energy Local, a social enterprise with a focus on localised energy systems; the Energy Systems Catapult, who have expertise in whole-systems modelling; Leeds City Council, who will provide data and knowledge in support of a case study; and Northern Gas Networks and Northern Powergrid, who represent the utility and infrastructure asset holders perspective.
* Enable radical transformation of UK urban heat systems by 2050 to provide low-carbon, affordable and secure heating and cooling (long-term)
* Develop methods that embed complex-systems thinking and participatory modelling approaches that could be applied in other cities (by stakeholders) and to other energy systems integration challenges (by researchers) (short-term)
* Provide evidence on the evolution of demand for heating and cooling in cities, and the factors driving this evolution, to 2050 (mid-term)
* Develop a route-map for urban heat systems beyond 2030 for two UK cities, to support decision-making for the integration of different technologies and energy vectors in order to meet likely future demand for heating and cooling (mid-term)
* Offer guidance for other UK cities in terms of technology mixes, business models and policies that would deliver economic, social and environmental value (mid-term)
* Provide evidence for national and local policies that support the integrated development of urban heat systems and would lead to heat systems that deliver value over multiple metrics, offering a better investment and avoiding unintended consequences and stranded assets (mid-term).
There are a range of beneficiaries of this research. Through discussion with stakeholders and collaborative work on other projects, I have identified the following groups:
UK CITY STAKEHOLDERS, including public-sector organisations (such as local authorities and combined authorities) that have a role in the planning of cities and delivery partners such as housing authorities. These are the stakeholders who will implement urban heat systems infrastructure change. I have a very strong working relationship with Leeds City Council and contacts with the other UK Core Cities and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. The newly formed Leeds Climate Commission will also be influential.
NATIONAL POLICY MAKERS, in particular the Committee on Climate Change an independent statutory body that advises the UK Government on progress made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. I previously contributed to CCC's 5th carbon budget report. This group also includes the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (specifically the heat policy team) as well as those that provide expert guidance and review of government policy, such as the Committee on Fuel Poverty and the National Infrastructure Commission.
REGULATED ENERGY SECTOR ORGANISATIONS, including the regulated gas and electricity distribution network operators that have a role in planning regional and urban energy infrastructure.
ENERGY INDUSTRY including private-sector companies that would be involved in the development of larger infrastructure schemes and/or relevant building-level heat technologies.
PUBLIC CITIZENS and community energy groups who will benefit from heat systems that provide affordable and secure heating and cooling services, leading to health and wellbeing gains.
The majority of beneficiaries will be UK-based, but some results will be relevant to international stakeholders such as the International Energy Agency, which disseminates best practice for energy initiatives and has a specific interest in urban energy systems.
Project partners from the various beneficiary groups have been confirmed and include: CAG consultants, who review government energy policy programmes; the Committee on Climate Change, which has significant influence over national policy and is also interested in engaging local stakeholders; Energy Local, a social enterprise with a focus on localised energy systems; the Energy Systems Catapult, who have expertise in whole-systems modelling; Leeds City Council, who will provide data and knowledge in support of a case study; and Northern Gas Networks and Northern Powergrid, who represent the utility and infrastructure asset holders perspective.
Organisations
- University of Leeds (Fellow, Lead Research Organisation)
- Government of the UK (Collaboration)
- The Climate Change Committe (Project Partner)
- Energy Local Ltd (Project Partner)
- Energy Systems Catapult (Project Partner)
- Leeds City Council (Project Partner)
- CAG Consulting (Project Partner)
- Northern Powergrid (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Northern Gas Networks (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
People |
ORCID iD |
Catherine Bale (Principal Investigator / Fellow) |
Publications
Bale, C
(2022)
Shared ground heat exchange for the decarbonisation of heat
Barns D
(2021)
Important social and technical factors shaping the prospects for thermal energy storage
in Journal of Energy Storage
Basu S
(2023)
A framework for exploring futures of complex urban energy systems
in Frontiers in Climate
Description | Reviewer for POSTnote |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
URL | https://post.parliament.uk/research-briefings/post-pn-0699/ |
Description | Submission to Environmental Audit Committee |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/work/6777/technological-innovations-and-climate-change-geothermal-t... |
Description | Horizon Connect Fund |
Amount | £4,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | University of Leeds |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 12/2023 |
End | 12/2024 |
Description | LSSI Fund |
Amount | £4,800 (GBP) |
Organisation | University of Leeds |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 11/2023 |
End | 07/2024 |
Description | ODA Allocation |
Amount | £79,863 (GBP) |
Organisation | University of Leeds |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2023 |
End | 03/2024 |
Description | Research England Policy Support Fund |
Amount | £51,616 (GBP) |
Organisation | University of Leeds |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2023 |
End | 07/2024 |
Description | Research England Policy Support Fund |
Amount | £16,332 (GBP) |
Organisation | University of Leeds |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 12/2021 |
End | 03/2022 |
Description | Research England Policy Support Fund (Leeds City Council call) |
Amount | £47,533 (GBP) |
Organisation | University of Leeds |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2023 |
End | 07/2024 |
Title | Literature Review for the Net Zero Industry Coalition heat decarbonisation roadmaps |
Description | This data contains the sources consulted for, and key characteristics of, 87 pathways for decarbonisation of heating in the UK. These form the basis of a literature review carried out for the Net Zero Infrastructure Coalition, and summarised in the report "Net Zero Infrastructure Coalition: Heat Decarbonisation Roadmaps". The literature review was carried out to understand the range of heat decarbonisation pathways that have already been proposed by industry, academia and other organisations, and identify any especially useful pathways to act as a starting point for further development of the roadmaps contained within the report. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2020 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Development of report titled The Path To Zero Carbon Heat |
URL | https://archive.researchdata.leeds.ac.uk/690/ |
Title | Supplementary material: Shared ground heat exchange for the decarbonisation of heat |
Description | This supplementary material was generated as part of a policy engagement project on the topic of shared ground heat exchange between December 2021 and March 2022, with support from the Research England policy support fund. The benefits, challenges and characteristics associated with shared ground heat exchange systems were identified through research by the University of Leeds and Leeds Beckett University. A Rapid Evidence Assessment and policy mapping exercise identified initial policy actions. These were developed through a collaborative workshop with stakeholders from across the industry, public sector, and policy spectrum in February 2022. The supplementary material includes the results of the Rapid Evidence Assessment, shared ground heat exchange case studies, policy and funding mapping, and the stakeholder workshop slides and whiteboard. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2022 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Policy briefing report published and ongoing work with government and local authority |
URL | https://archive.researchdata.leeds.ac.uk/948/ |
Description | Costs of SGHE with government |
Organisation | Government of the UK |
Department | Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Work on comparing installed costs of shared ground heat exchange against heat networks and heat pumps. |
Collaborator Contribution | Attended multiple meetings to discuss insights from their work and additional insights. |
Impact | Preparing a journal article. |
Start Year | 2022 |
Description | Be Curious |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Co-hosted stall at Be Curious event at the university for members of the public on the topic of climate change and energy in Leeds. Engaged with general public on their perceptions of clean energy systems, as part of Leeds Climate Commission work. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.leedsclimate.org.uk/news/leeds-parents-and-children-share-views-climate-action |
Description | Breakthroughs or Breakdown? What happened at COP27 and what has it got to do with justice? |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The intended purpose of the activities was to discuss the energy justice issues that came out of COP27 in Egypt |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://fair-energy.net/2023/03/08/what-happened-at-cop27/ |
Description | Cities, Energy and Climate Governance |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Talk on the significance of cities in energy transition efforts |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Climate Parliament panel on energy transitions |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Contributed a presentation and to a panel discussion organised by Climate Parliament for South Asian Parliamentarians' at CoP 27 to advance regional energy cooperation on the sidelines of COP27. This one day meeting aimed to engage 15 parliamentarians from South Asia on the issue of regional cooperation on energy transition. The programme also involved meeting high dignitaries from the official delegations to COP27. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.climateparl.net/post/south-asian-parliamentarians-meet-at-cop-27-to-advance-regional-ene... |
Description | Co-creating visions and pathways for integrated urban |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Presentation on the Fellowship project |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Dialogue with Bangladeshi Speaker of the Parliament Dr Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Chairperson Environment and climate change committee |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Meeting with the Hon Speaker of the Parliament of Bangladesh and Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Chairperson Environment and climate change committee on CC capacity building for MPs in Bangladesh. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Energy transition in South Asia and need for Parliamentary action |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Presentation on COP 28 outcomes, importance of energy transition in the South Asian region and role of Nepal to Nepal MPs. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Fair Energy Consortium panel |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | A discussion on 'What happened at COP27 and what has it got to do with justice?' Views on COP27 from a variety of perspectives: climate finance, participation and equity. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/what-happened-at-cop27-and-what-has-it-got-to-do-with-justice-a-discussi... |
Description | From COP27 to COP28: What went well, what went badly and what comes next? |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Discussion on the key outcomes from COP27 with respect to energy transition and climate change |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://climate.leeds.ac.uk/events/from-cop27-to-cop28-what-went-well-what-went-badly-and-what-comes... |
Description | Gender perspectives on just energy transition (Ashoka Climate Change and Environmental Studies Society'(ACCESS)) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Talk on how gender and just energy transition are intertwined |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Guest lecturer on gender and sexuality in climate change and energy movements |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Workshop at Nottingham Trent to help undergraduate students understand the gendered nature of climate and energy movements. Discussed in detail three case studies - one from Germany and two from the global south - to highlight the differences and contextualised agency of women in particular. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Importance of Regional Parliamentary Forum for regional energy transition in South Asia |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Presentation to South Asian Parliamentarians on the issue of establishing parliamentary forum to deepen South Asian efforts for regional energy cooperation for climate change mitigation. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Insights Series: exploring ethics in interdisciplinary research |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Discussion on ethics consideration for working with communities and in case of interdisciplinary projects |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
URL | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/insights-series-exploring-ethics-in-interdisciplinary-research-tickets-... |
Description | Interview for media |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Contributed an interview with a journalist at Bloomberg Newsroom regarding an article on use of waste heat. A quote appeared in several news articles, raising awareness of need for heat decarbonisation. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-22/harnessing-waste-heat-could-save-67-billion-for-e... |
Description | Member of the UKERC Whole Systems Networking Fund steering group |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Supporting delivery phase of UKERC Whole Systems Networking Fund that will involve a series of calls for small and large networking grant proposals. Advising on future direction of fund. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018,2019 |
URL | http://www.ukerc.ac.uk/programmes/networking-fund.html |
Description | Multilevel politics of sustainable energy governance in Urban India |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Presentation to Energy Research Group RGS- IBG 2024 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Panel speaker at ADE conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Panel speaker in session to the topic of 'Heating a greener future: the political acceptability of heat networks' as part of the ADE's annual Heat Networks Conference . The theme of the annual conference was "From Innovation to implementation", acknowledging the fact that heat decarbonisation has been a near constant topic of conversation over the past year, and that if the UK is to reach it ambitious targets it will require large scale action, fast. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://www.theade.co.uk/news/ade-news/catch-up-on-the-ades-heat-networks-sector-conference-2021 |
Description | Panel speaker at Festival of Politics |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Spoke as a panel member on What will power my home in 2045? at the Scottish Parliament's online Festival of Politics 2021, held in association with the parliament's think-tank Scotland's Futures Forum and the School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh. The panel discussed how and when renewable energy inventions will power our homes and workplaces - and what we can learn from other nations - and how households with fuel poverty and social housing will be affected by this low carbon revolution. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://www.festivalofpolitics.scot/events/what-will-power-my-home-in-2045 |
Description | Panellist on Climate Camp youth event |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Participated as a panellist on the topic of on the issue of SDGs and sustainability. Climate Camp event organized by The Earth Society to facilitate community youth as individuals or organizations to come together for the planet by strengthening current actions and addressing small steps to bring sustainable solutions for life on Earth. Audience mainly in Bangladesh. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Presentation at RGS |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Presented initial research and participated in panel discussion in RGS-IBG conference session to academic audience on the topic of participatory methods for recovery and transformation. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Pune stakeholder workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Stakeholders in Pune, India, including the Pune Municipal Corporation attended a workshop led by our team (with support from colleagues at Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture) on sustainable cooling. The sparked discussions and has led to further funding to develop the networks of stakeholders and the insights have informed ongoing research and a case study publication. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Sustainable urban energy futures: exploring practical approaches for complex systems |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Presentation ICEC 2023 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | Training seminar to public officials in Kazakhstan |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Contribution to The Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Methodological School on Data Collection, Analysis, Interpretation and Application in Public Administration. Guest lecture on case study methods. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.apa.kz/en/methodological-school-on-data-collection-analysis-interpretation-and-applicati... |
Description | Yorkshire Business Insider article |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Contribution to article on district heating in cities for business magazine. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |