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LOCATION:Room E240, School of Engineering & Computing Sciences
SUMMARY:DEI Seminar Series: Use of Quantitative Modelling in Energy Policy
  Formulation (Seminar 3 of 3)
DESCRIPTION:This is the third in a series of three seminars.&nbs
 p; The title of the seminar is "Explaining science to politicians"Qua
 ntitative modelling is widely used to support energy policy decisions. Thi
 s ranges from climate models used to assess the potential consequences of 
 climate change, to economic models of wide scope used to project future en
 ergy systems development and much more detailed modelling used to assess s
 ubsections of the UK's energy system (e.g. the current debate over electri
 city market reform). The majority of those (ministers, MPs, senior civil s
 ervants etc) who ultimately make policy decisions do not themselves have s
 pecialist modelling expertise. Indeed, one can identify at least four grou
 ps of people involved in carrying out and acting on modelling:  Decision m
 akers Academics and others who interpret modelling studies for the benefit
  of decision makers Modellers who use existing techniques Researchers in m
 odelling methodology  Robust use of modelling in decision making relies on
  appropriate messages being sent and received between these groups. Do pol
 icy makers understand the uncertainties and limitations in modelling resul
 ts, and how to act on these? Do modellers understand how to communicate th
 eir results robustly in a form which policy makers can use? This seminar s
 eries will explore these questions. This seminar follows two earlier semin
 ars: Wednesday 23 May Speaker: Nick Screen (Redpoint Energy)Provisional Ti
 tle: Modelling to support electricity market reform Wednesday 30 May Speak
 ers: Kim Warren and Bob Thurlby (London Business School, Strategy Dynamics
 , and System Dynamics Society)Provisional Title: Use of modelling in strat
 egic decision making Each seminar will consist of a presentation (approxim
 ately 30 minutes) plus extended discussion of the speaker's experiences in
  using and communicating modelling. There will also be opportunities for i
 nterested Durham researchers to meet the visiting speakers for further ind
 ividual discussions.
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