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‘Centre for Alternative Technology’ (CAT)

The Centre for Alternative Technology Charity (CAT) is an internationally renowned environmental charity, a world-leading eco centre, and one of the foremost providers of postgraduate environmental education in the UK, based in Powys, Mid Wales.

This page collects articles/reports from this organization cited across the FRAW site, where possible providing an ‘open’ link to access it. The citation for each article/report also lists the content of the FRAW site which references that work, with links directly to the paragraph citing it. This listing uses the same format as the FRAW Subject Index – and a complete table of the abbreviations used in the listing can be found on the main index page. Note, paywalled links are shown in red, and ‘open’ links are shown in blue.

Reports cited (reverse chronological order)

#zcb

Centre for Alternative Technology, various reports from 1977-2021.

Zero Carbon Britain – Research Reports

Zero Carbon Britain research reports include: a technical scenario modelling energy and land-use; a summary of low- and zero-carbon case studies from around the world; an exploring of the cultural, social and political barriers to change and how these can be overcome; and an in-depth look at food and diets.

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There are nine reports in this series:

#zcb_1977

Centre for Alternative Technology, 1977.

An Alternative Energy Strategy for the UK

The Zero Carbon Britain project was inspired by earlier work from CAT – the very first Alternative Energy Strategy for the UK, published in 1977. The first report on energy published by CAT, it was based on the first five years of testing and developing new technologies and practical solutions at the centre.

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#zcb_2007

Centre for Alternative Technology, 2007.

Zero Carbon Britain: An Alternative Energy Strategy

The first Zero Carbon Britain report was published after a series of expert consultations, in order to improve the national energy debate. It was launched in 2007 as the need for more urgent action on climate change, fossil fuel depletion and inequality became increasingly clear.

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#zcb_2010

Centre for Alternative Technology, 2010.

Zero Carbon Britain 2030: A New Energy Strategy

Published in 2010, this was the first report to integrate land use to address emissions not related to energy. It made a strong economic and employment case to assist decision makers in a post-economic-crash environment.

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#zcb_2013

Centre for Alternative Technology, 2013.

Zero Carbon Britain: Rethinking the Future

This technical scenario report integrates original detailed research on managing the variability in supply and demand of a 100% renewable energy system, and on balancing our land use requirements to provide a healthy low carbon diet.

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#zcb_2014

Centre for Alternative Technology, 2014.

People, Plate and Planet

This report adapts the model developed for the scenario in Zero Carbon Britain: Rethinking the Future. It details the impact of various dietary choices on health, greenhouse gas emissions and land use, exploring the differences between high meat, meat reducing, vegan, vegetarian and other diets.

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#zcb_2017

Centre for Alternative Technology, 2017.

Zero Carbon Britain: Making it Happen

Zero Carbon Britain: Making it Happen explores the barriers to getting to net zero greenhouse gas emissions and how these can be overcome. Working within an interdisciplinary framework, the report brings together thinking from researchers working in psychology, sociology, political science, and economics, as well as faith and spiritual practice, arts and culture.

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#zcb_2018

Centre for Alternative Technology, 2018.

Raising Ambition: Zero Carbon Scenarios from Across the Globe

Raising Ambition brings together an international range of scenarios exploring climate-stable futures at global, regional, national and sub-national scales. It collects and highlights the work of hundreds of people around the world who have developed snapshots and deep visions of possible futures.

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#zcb_2019

Centre for Alternative Technology, 2019.

Zero Carbon Britain: Rising to the Climate Emergency

Building on the groundwork laid by the Zero Carbon Britain project over the last 12 years, this report incorporates the very latest developments in science and technology to show that we can create a zero carbon Britain using only proven technology. This report shows a positive, technically feasible scenario that aims to stimulate debate and catalyse action across all areas of society.

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#zcb_2021

Centre for Alternative Technology, 2021.

Taking action together on the Climate Emergency

In 2021, CAT’s Zero Carbon Britain team ran the Staffordshire Councils Innovation Lab in partnership with Keele University. The lab explored how the 10 councils across Staffordshire (County, Borough, District and City) could work better together to address the climate emergency. Our report shares the findings of the process, which could be replicated in and between other councils across the UK, or utilised by grassroots organisations or stakeholders who work with, or want to work with, local authorities.

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