Ms Meabh Gallagher:

An important thing to note in the energy scenarios is that for each of the two levels of ambition of the energy scenarios that informed the proposal is that these core scenarios assumed a business-as-usual energy demand projection. The modellers also looked at a sensitivity case for a low-energy demand. It increases the feasibility of the emissions reductions pathways and allows for a less rapid deployment of those technologies, with a lower reliance on some of the more speculative measures such as carbon dioxide removal technologies. It would also allow for a later electrification of the fleet. Key to that lower energy demand is a greater incentivisation of public transport and less car use overall.