Power Decarbonisation’s Endgame: Pathways to 2050 and Implications for Today’s Strategy

A common theme for the Aurora Renewables Summit London 2019 was whether the UK can meet the challenge of reaching Net Zero emissions by 2050, and deliver on the commitment that the UK made by signing the Paris Agreement. This led to discussions on the implications for strategy.

Key topics included:

• Possible paths towards a zero-carbon power system in 2050, and drawing out the implications for how to act now to capture emerging opportunities
• The role of government policy in delivering a zero-carbon system
• Investment approaches that deliver the most resilient results in a fast-changing market
• The fundamental properties of merchant risk
• The usage and pricing corporate PPAs will develop in the years ahead