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Heat resilience and sustainable cooling

Status: Closed Opened: 3 Jul 2023 Closed: 22 May 2024 19 recommendations 3 conclusions 1 report

The Environmental Audit Committee is undertaking a short inquiry into Heat resilience and sustainable cooling . It will look at the relationship between heat and health; examine the adequacy of current Government policies in relation to current and future need for cooling; and consider what measures could be taken to increase adaptation and resilience to … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifth Report - Heat resilience and sustainable cooling HC 279 31 Jan 2024 22 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
17 Recommendation Fifth Report - Heat resilience and sust… Acknowledged

Incorporate future electricity demand for cooling purposes into all system operator scenario planning.

We recommend that the Future System Operator make specific provision for the likely future demand for electricity for cooling purposes in all its future scenario planning.

Government response AI summary
The government acknowledged the recommendation, stating that DESNZ will continue to engage with the Electricity System Operator and Ofgem to explore appropriate updates to electricity demand forecasting, including for cooling purposes.
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Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
25 Oct 2023 Adrian Dobson · Royal Institute of British Architects, Councillor Linda Taylor · Local Government Association, Eleni Myrivili · UN Habitat, Francis Heil · AtkinsRéalis, Omar Abdelaziz · The American University in Cairo, Professor Elizabeth Robinson · Grantham Research Institute, London School of Economics View ↗
18 Sep 2023 David Broom · Kensa Contracting, Dr Chiara Delmastro · International Energy Agency (IEA), Dr Eric Laurentius Peterson · University of Leeds, Dr Laurence Wainwright · The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford, Martin Passingham · Daikin UK, Professor Jason Lowe OBE · Met Office Hadley Centre, Professor Lea Berrang Ford · UK Health Security Agency View ↗

Who gave evidence

13 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Adrian Dobson · Executive Director, Professional Knowledge and St… Royal Institute of British Architects 1
Councillor Linda Taylor · Vice Chair, Local Infrastructure and Net Zero Boa… Local Government Association 1
David Broom · Managing Director Kensa Contracting 1
Dr Chiara Delmastro · Energy Analyst Buildings International Energy Agency (IEA) 1
Dr Eric Laurentius Peterson · Visiting Research Fellow University of Leeds 1
Dr Laurence Wainwright · Departmental Lecturer The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford 1
Eleni Myrivili · Global Chief Heat Officer UN Habitat 1
Francis Heil · Chartered Engineer and Principal Consultant AtkinsRéalis 1
Martin Passingham · Head of Product and Training Daikin UK 1
Omar Abdelaziz · Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Eng… The American University in Cairo 1
Professor Elizabeth Robinson · Director Grantham Research Institute, London School of Economics 1
Professor Jason Lowe OBE · Head of Climate Services Met Office Hadley Centre 1
Professor Lea Berrang Ford · Deputy Director and Head, Centre for Climate and … UK Health Security Agency 1

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
22 May 2024 To cttee Letter from the EAC Chair to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing a…