Living in a low carbon world: the policy implications of rationing is a report summarising the discussion and outcomes of a one day seminar which explored the implications of carbon rationing for key sectors of society and the economy.
The seminar brought together politicians, civil servants, academics, business experts and NGOs from across the UK and the debate covered issues such as healthcare, housing, opportunities for new types of business activity and employment, and the future of transport and air travel.
Note that the concept of carbon rationing is envisaged, initially at least, to cover only domestic energy use and travel. It does not include food simply because at present a system of ascribing carbon value to the food we consume has not yet been developed. However, in future it would be desirable to include food and other areas of personal spending into the scheme.
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