The article was developed by New Scientist along with Smart Energy GB, which paid for it to become a world leader, a business, non-governmental organizations and activists will soon travel to Paris for an important summit on climate change.
The commitment to reduce harmful emissions will be closely watched by climate scientists.
But the commitment to control greenhouse gases will only be as good as the technology used to achieve these goals.
After the summit, we need to know not only the destination, but also the map to reach the destination.
The success of developing and promoting new technologies will largely determine the capacity of countries to meet their commitments.
Dieter Helm, a leading energy expert, said in a new paper in Smart Energy GB that smart power and gas meters are part of a series of major changes in the energy market.
He believes that the world is in the midst of a shift in power generation, power supply and consumption patterns.
According to Professor Helm, smart meters are an important part of the plan, and "global warming cannot be solved" without smart meters ".
Professor Helm said that more use of electric vehicles, household electric heating, and ultimately the "electrified of everything" will be realized, requiring "intelligent and active" energy systems, instead of being "stupid and passive" as before ".
In November 11, the "smarter Britain, smarter environment" event in London also highlighted the importance of smart meters and smart grids.
Energy executives, environmental activists and national journalists came here to hear from respected experts Lord O'Donnell, Jonathan Burritt, Sarah Bell, Robert denda and Lord Bourne.
The role of smart technology in tackling climate change is a common thread that runs through this series of wonderful speeches.
Former cabinet minister Lord O'Donnell spoke about the urgent need for government and private companies to invest in renewable energy research and development. He is co-
Author of The Global Apollo program-which brings together some of the best --
Famous energy companies including Nicholas Stern and John Brown.
To make these technologies economically competitive, Apollo's idea is to focus public research and development on the generation, transmission and storage of renewable energy.
Renewable energy is intermittent.
Therefore, it is necessary to find a way to transmit electricity from the strongest places of the sun and wind.
But finding a better way to store electricity is equally important, so electricity is available when homes and businesses need it.
In these complex energy systems in the future, intelligent technology is needed to balance supply and demand.
"If you make this an inspiration for a generation to solve this problem, you will suddenly get a breakthrough," O'Donnell said . ".
Robert Denda from Enel, Italy's largest power company, responded to O'Donnell's concern about a technology --
Addressing climate change.
Denda lists the benefits that smart metering has already brought to Italy.
He explained that smart meters are becoming more and more important as they are electrified.
Transportation and household energy use)
More and more dominant.
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"The power grid can bring flexibility and smart cities can achieve it," he said . "
"You need a smarter grid for renewable energy integration ".
According to Denda, the challenge for businesses and energy suppliers is to provide simple applications of these complex ideas.
Sara Bell, a supplier of Tempus Energy, said demand could also be flexible.
She called for a "paradigm shift" in attitude ".
"We see climate change as an economic issue," she said . "
"This requires an economic solution.
Environmental activist Jonathan Burritt says the key is to make consumers an active "agent of change ".
"The smart meter project is the foundation of the energy-saving system," he said . ".
Lord Bourne, the energy minister, also made it clear that smart meters are the catalyst for more efficient energy systems.
Smart meters will "turn on a smarter lifestyle," he said, driving significant changes in family behavior.
Lord Byrne said it would make the challenge of introducing electricity meters to every household in the UK worthwhile.
This event highlights an important dichotomy at the heart of the energy conversion currently underway.
For future energy systems to be effective, they need to be smarter and more complex.
However, to drive behavior change, technology must be as clear and simple as possible.
This is our mission-a simple and simple explanation of profound and complex changes.
If we all do it right, the benefits for the UK and the environment will be profound.