Cutting carbon emissions is urgent but very challenging in wealthy democracies. Energy for the Future analyzes the changing contexts, imperatives and fault lines, and proposes ways forwards. Greater public engagement and a new approach to markets are vital, but traditional concerns with energy security and economic efficiency cannot be set aside.

How can governments secure energy supplies and legitimacy for change when taking urgent action to cut CO2 emissions?

Foreword; S.Stagl PART I: THE ENERGY POLICY AGENDA Introduction: Climate Policy is Energy Policy; I.Scrase, T.Wang, G.MacKerron, F.McGowan & S.Sorrell International Regimes for Energy: Finding the Right Level for Policy; F.McGowan Energy Issues: Framing and Policy Change; I.Scrase& D.Ockwell Energy Governance: The Challenges of Sustainability; A.Smith Lessons from the UK on Urgency and Legitimacy in Energy Policy-Making; G.MacKerron Lock-In; I.Scrase& G.MacKerron PART II: TOWARDS A NEW AGENDA Deliberative Socio-Technical Transitions; M.Lehtonen & F.Kern Technology Assessment and Innovation Policy; J.Watson Distributed Generation: Transforming the Electricity Network; R.Sauter & D.Bauknecht Energy and the Citizen; M.Martiskainen & J.Watson Carbon Trading; S.Sorrell Global Energy Solutions?; F.McGowan, D.Ockwell, G.MacKerron, J.Watson, M.Lehtonen & I.Scrase PART III: CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS Conclusions: Transitions, Governance and Appraisal; I.Scrase, D.Bauknecht, F.Kern, M.Lehtonen, G.MacKerron, M.Martiskainen, F.McGowan, D.Ockwell, R.Sauter, A.Smith, S.Sorrell, T.Wang & J.Watson Energy Policy Implications; I.Scrase, F.Kern, M.Lehtonen, G.MacKerron, M.Martiskainen, F.McGowan, D.Ockwell, R.Sauter, A.Smith, S.Sorrell, T.Wang & J.Watson Afterword: Sustainable Energy - The Challenge of Choice; A.Stirling