The ‘Island Britain’ scenario has been developed by the zerocarbonbritain team as one possible scenario, an energy model, based on likely outcomes of the national policy of TEQs recommended. It takes a look at the available energy efficiencies and accessible energy resources within Britain, in order to show that we can be self-sufficient in energy without the need for fossil fuels or food and energy imports.

The geographical borders of this island provide a convenient modelling boundary, but this must not be interpreted as a recommendation of Britain’s isolation from Northern Ireland, Europe or the World. From a practical perspective Island Britain demonstrates energy security under the ‘worst-case’ scenario.

Founding Britain’s energy policy on self-sufficiency is a very strong starting position. The knowledge that we could provide all the energy and food we need ourselves allows us to look at trading energy, food and goods with other countries in Europe as a method of achieving our objective more easily and cheaply; this is where our research will continue.

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