In the independently authored New Economy Working Paper, “Powering Greater Manchester: how will we fuel our future?”, Helen Seagrave considers four future energy scenarios and concludes that if the conurbation continues ‘business as usual’, it will struggle to fully achieve its carbon reduction target of 48% by 2020. 

The report specifically highlights that although the conurbation’s 1TWh* renewable electricity target for 2020 (as set out in the Greater Manchester Climate Change Strategy and Implementation Plan) is likely to be met; the renewable heat target of 3TWh is very challenging. 

• The views expressed within the New Economy Working Paper, 'Greater Manchester: how will we fuel our future', are those of its author (Helen Seagrave) alone. They do not necessarily reflect the views or the policy of their employers, members of the New Economy Working Papers Editorial Board or New Economy.