| Description | The Scottish Government commissioned AEA Technology to trial the Greenhouse Gas Policy (GHG) Evaluation and Appraisal guidance of DECC and the Interdepartmental Analysts Group (IAG) on a selection of Scottish policies. This work tested the suitability of the guidance for use in Scotland, with a view to informing the development of Scottish GHG guidance. |
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| ISBN | 9780755976416 (Web Only) |
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| Official Print Publication Date | September 2009 |
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| Website Publication Date | September 17, 2009 |
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Dan Forster, Tom Palmer, Fiona Porter, Justin Brock & Prab Mistry, AEA Group
ISSN 0950 2254
ISBN 978 0 7559 7641 6 (Web only publication)
This document is also available in pdf format (356k)
CONTENTS
1 Executive Summary
Overall conclusions and recommendations
General improvements to the DECC guidance
Scottish specific improvements to the guidance
Other considerations for the further development of carbon appraisal guidance in Scotland
2 Introduction
Study objectives
3 Background
Carbon Assessment Project
Individual and High level assessment methodologies
Carbon appraisal guidance
4 Methodology
Phase 1: Review of existing efforts
Literature review
Selection of the pilots
Phase 2: Implementation of the pilots
Agreement of the work programme
Piloting the carbon impact assessment guidance
Step-by-step application of the guidance
Testing of key methodological issues
Development of recommendations
5 Screening of the impacts on GHG emissions
Requirements of the guidance
Application of guidance to pilots
Comments and recommendations from the pilots
6 Determination of the policy scenario and baseline
Requirements of the guidance
Application of guidance to pilots
Comments and recommendations from the pilots
7 Policy overlaps
Requirements of the guidance
Application of guidance to pilots
Comments and recommendations from the pilots
8 Quantification & valuation of the impacts on energy consumption
Requirements of the guidance
Application of guidance to pilots
Comments and recommendations from the pilots
9 Quantification and valuation of direct rebound effects
Requirements of the guidance
Application of guidance to pilots
Comments and recommendations from the pilots
10 Quantification of GHG emissions
Requirements in the guidance
Application of guidance to pilots
Comments and recommendations from the pilots
11 Valuation of the avoided cost of additional renewable generation
Requirements of the guidance
Application of the guidance
Comments and recommendations
12 Valuation of GHG emissions
Requirements of the guidance
Application of guidance to the pilots
Comments and recommendations from the pilots
13 Valuation of air quality impacts
Requirements of the guidance
Application of guidance to pilots
Comments and recommendations from the pilots
14 Sensitivity analysis
Requirements of the guidance
Application of guidance to pilots
Comments and recommendations from the pilots
15 Overall results and recommendations
General comments on the ILA approach
General issues with respect to the DECC guidance
Specific issues with respect to the development of the guidance in Scotland
Other considerations for the further development of carbon appraisal guidance in Scotland
16 List of acronyms
17 References
The views expressed in this report are those of the researcher and
do not necessarily represent those of the Department or Scottish Ministers.
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