Quantitative scenarios form the core of the future analysis in the energy, climate and other environment-related fields. A growing number of researchers worldwide start using innovative techniques for developing, analysing and choosing quantitative scenarios. Some of these techniques involve a large number of scenarios. Different rationales motivate these researchers: better system understanding, uncertainty analysis, development of robust strategies, selection of a small set of scenarios, ability to link storylines with quantitative scenarios and other. These techniques are argued to provide both novel research insights and policy-relevant scenario exercises.

wholeSEM held a stakeholder workshop with Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). This event was designed to introduce a set of energy models and energy modelling approaches to a breadth of technical and policy colleagues within DECC. The aim of this half day event was to explain the key elements of our models and to highlight their strengths and weaknesses to address particular energy policy issues.