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Papers by Steven Glynn

Research paper thumbnail of Infrastructure Asset Management Volume 2 Issue 3 The impacts of climate change on UK energy demand

The impacts of climate change on the energy system are diverse; this article focuses on the poten... more The impacts of climate change on the energy system are diverse; this article focuses on the potential effects on UK energy demand and the ramifications for national infrastructure building on the findings of the UK's 2012 Climate Change Risk Assessment. It reviews the available literature, where it exists, on the relationships among current energy demand, weather and climate change, and the implications for these relationships due to mitigation plans and potential adaptation responses. The review highlights the mechanisms by which future climate change, in particular changes in mean and extreme temperature, could affect the annual amount of UK energy demand and the seasonal, daily and spatial variation of the impacts. Published literature quantifying the effects of climate change on UK energy demand is limited; thus, where evidence is not available, information on the current relationship between weather and demand is combined with expert judgement to highlight potential demand responses to a changing climate without quantification. The impacts identified could have significant implications for the long-term planning of energy infrastructure and system operation and building design, depending on their magnitude, highlighting the need for further research in this area.

Research paper thumbnail of The Uses and Limitations of Classifying Scientific Advice Arrangements

Issue: With increasing attention being focused on the use of scientific advice by policy-makers, ... more Issue: With increasing attention being focused on the use of scientific advice by policy-makers, there is a need to better understand the different arrangements that are used to provide this advice. As such, ways of making comparisons between advisory arrangements need to be investigated. Relevance: As part of the broader focus of the European Research Area initiative to analyse the relationship between science and governance, concern has been raised at EU level that there is a need to increase our understanding of the advisory process in order to develop a common system of scientific and technical reference for policy-making. However, if the process by which scientific advice is incorporated into policy decisions is to be improved, there is first a need to better understand the current arrangements for the provision of such advice. Through the identification of important factors that influence the way that these current structures operate, lessons regarding the use of scientific ad...

Research paper thumbnail of Constructing a selection environment: competing expectations for CFC alternatives

Research Policy, 2002

While the concept of the ‘selection environment’ is one that is widely used, it is perhaps not th... more While the concept of the ‘selection environment’ is one that is widely used, it is perhaps not that well understood. This paper examines in detail the context in which selection decisions are made through the study of the adoption of alternatives to CFCs. In doing so, close attention is paid to the differing expectations that are offered regarding what adoption of particular technologies means. Different expectations involve different interpretations of the wider (regulatory) context and users will further interpret them in light of their own experience and needs. Hence, the selection environment that faces users is one constructed of competing expectations and interpretations. If we are to better understand selection decisions this process of construction and interpretation needs to be more closely examined.

Research paper thumbnail of The impacts of climate change on UK energy demand

Infrastructure Asset Management, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Developing innovation policies for the knowledge economy in Europe

Innovation: Management, Policy & Practice, 2003

SUMMARY T he principles on w hich contemporary innov ation policies can be designed depend (a) on... more SUMMARY T he principles on w hich contemporary innov ation policies can be designed depend (a) on our understanding of w hat innov ation has been in the past and how we have studied it as a process and a system, and (b) w hat it might become in the future. S cience, ...

Research paper thumbnail of Shale gas: an updated assessment of environmental and climate change impacts

This report, commissioned by The Co-operative, is an update on our January report, Shale gas: a p... more This report, commissioned by The Co-operative, is an update on our January report, Shale gas: a provisional assessment of climate change and environmental impacts (Wood et al 2011). Whilst some of the analysis remains relatively unchanged from the original document, other areas having undergone important revision, not least because industry estimates of shale gas reserves at the UK and global scales have markedly increased. For example in the UK industry reserve estimates published for a single licensing area are an order of magnitude greater than national estimates published by DECC in December 2010. New papers detailing fugitive emissions have also emerged raising concerns that shale gas production may involve greater greenhouse gas emissions than previously thought. The analysis within this new report addresses two specific issues associated with the extraction and combustion of shale gas. Firstly, it explores the environmental risks and climate change implications arising from shale gas extraction. Secondly, it outlines potential UK and global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions arising from an updated range of scenarios built using the latest predictions of shale gas resources.

Research paper thumbnail of Infrastructure Asset Management Volume 2 Issue 3 The impacts of climate change on UK energy demand

The impacts of climate change on the energy system are diverse; this article focuses on the poten... more The impacts of climate change on the energy system are diverse; this article focuses on the potential effects on UK energy demand and the ramifications for national infrastructure building on the findings of the UK's 2012 Climate Change Risk Assessment. It reviews the available literature, where it exists, on the relationships among current energy demand, weather and climate change, and the implications for these relationships due to mitigation plans and potential adaptation responses. The review highlights the mechanisms by which future climate change, in particular changes in mean and extreme temperature, could affect the annual amount of UK energy demand and the seasonal, daily and spatial variation of the impacts. Published literature quantifying the effects of climate change on UK energy demand is limited; thus, where evidence is not available, information on the current relationship between weather and demand is combined with expert judgement to highlight potential demand responses to a changing climate without quantification. The impacts identified could have significant implications for the long-term planning of energy infrastructure and system operation and building design, depending on their magnitude, highlighting the need for further research in this area.

Research paper thumbnail of The Uses and Limitations of Classifying Scientific Advice Arrangements

Issue: With increasing attention being focused on the use of scientific advice by policy-makers, ... more Issue: With increasing attention being focused on the use of scientific advice by policy-makers, there is a need to better understand the different arrangements that are used to provide this advice. As such, ways of making comparisons between advisory arrangements need to be investigated. Relevance: As part of the broader focus of the European Research Area initiative to analyse the relationship between science and governance, concern has been raised at EU level that there is a need to increase our understanding of the advisory process in order to develop a common system of scientific and technical reference for policy-making. However, if the process by which scientific advice is incorporated into policy decisions is to be improved, there is first a need to better understand the current arrangements for the provision of such advice. Through the identification of important factors that influence the way that these current structures operate, lessons regarding the use of scientific ad...

Research paper thumbnail of Constructing a selection environment: competing expectations for CFC alternatives

Research Policy, 2002

While the concept of the ‘selection environment’ is one that is widely used, it is perhaps not th... more While the concept of the ‘selection environment’ is one that is widely used, it is perhaps not that well understood. This paper examines in detail the context in which selection decisions are made through the study of the adoption of alternatives to CFCs. In doing so, close attention is paid to the differing expectations that are offered regarding what adoption of particular technologies means. Different expectations involve different interpretations of the wider (regulatory) context and users will further interpret them in light of their own experience and needs. Hence, the selection environment that faces users is one constructed of competing expectations and interpretations. If we are to better understand selection decisions this process of construction and interpretation needs to be more closely examined.

Research paper thumbnail of The impacts of climate change on UK energy demand

Infrastructure Asset Management, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Developing innovation policies for the knowledge economy in Europe

Innovation: Management, Policy & Practice, 2003

SUMMARY T he principles on w hich contemporary innov ation policies can be designed depend (a) on... more SUMMARY T he principles on w hich contemporary innov ation policies can be designed depend (a) on our understanding of w hat innov ation has been in the past and how we have studied it as a process and a system, and (b) w hat it might become in the future. S cience, ...

Research paper thumbnail of Shale gas: an updated assessment of environmental and climate change impacts

This report, commissioned by The Co-operative, is an update on our January report, Shale gas: a p... more This report, commissioned by The Co-operative, is an update on our January report, Shale gas: a provisional assessment of climate change and environmental impacts (Wood et al 2011). Whilst some of the analysis remains relatively unchanged from the original document, other areas having undergone important revision, not least because industry estimates of shale gas reserves at the UK and global scales have markedly increased. For example in the UK industry reserve estimates published for a single licensing area are an order of magnitude greater than national estimates published by DECC in December 2010. New papers detailing fugitive emissions have also emerged raising concerns that shale gas production may involve greater greenhouse gas emissions than previously thought. The analysis within this new report addresses two specific issues associated with the extraction and combustion of shale gas. Firstly, it explores the environmental risks and climate change implications arising from shale gas extraction. Secondly, it outlines potential UK and global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions arising from an updated range of scenarios built using the latest predictions of shale gas resources.