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Without Hot Air
Fri 12 Dec 2008
When setting out to write The ZEDBook: solutions for a shrinking world (recent winner of a RIBA Presidents Award for Research) in 2005, we could find no credible, detailed studies which set out a comprehensive sustainable energy policy for the UK (or indeed anywhere else). We were somewhat surprised by this. Surely, without an understanding of how much renewable energy we potentially have, how can the Government set standards, targets and guidelines for industry, new buildings, vehicles, material supply chains, existing housing stock and so on?
So, somewhat reluctantly given the enormity of the task, we set about devising our own strategy which ended up being shoehorned into Chapter 3 of The ZEDBook. Others have since addressed this gaping hole in the UK’s energy policy and collected together their own thoughts. George Monbiot set out his views in Heat; CAT put together Zero Carbon Britain; and, most recently, David MacKay has published Sustainable Energy – Without the Hot Air.
The latter is, without doubt, the most detailed analysis to date and sets out clear options for moving forward – including one alternative which is close to own our thinking in The ZEDbook. Of course, there is no one right answer to providing secure, green energy –there are inevitably uncertainties and choices that can be made; technical, political and social. That said, Without the Hot Air is a great read; informative, technically competent and well structured. Go and buy it or read it (for free) online at www.withouthotair.com.
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