?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Developing+DECC's+evidence+base&rft.creator=Cooper%2C+A&rft.creator=Dennett-Thorpe%2C+J&rft.creator=Holmes%2C+J&rft.description=This+document+sets+out%2C+for+the+first+time%2C+our+priority+interests+for+developing+evidence+to+underpin+policy+development+and+to+learn+from+delivering+polices.+It+covers+what+we%E2%80%99d+like+to+know+and+the+work+which+will+need+to+get+underway+in+the+next+3+to+5+years.+The+extent+of+our+portfolio+and+the+range+of+challenges+we+face+mean+that+we+will+need+to+draw+on+a+wide+range+of+evidence+covering+social%2C+technical+and+economic+aspects.+Our+policies+are+informed+by+a+wide+evidence+base%3A+we+undertake+analysis%2C+develop+models%2C+and+commission+external+research+to+underpin+decision+making.+To+ensure+that+DECC+plans%2C+quality+assures+and+uses+the+evidence+effectively+in+decision+making+we+have+formal+processes%2C+roles+and+responsibilities.+In+particular+this+ensures+that+evidence+is+gathered+and+usedto+reduce+uncertainty%2C+thereby+helping+ensure+effective+policies+and+reducing+risk.+We+recognise+however+that+uncertainties+will+remain%2C+and+that+we+will+need+to+continually+learn+from+policy+implementation.Given+the+scale+and+complexity+of+the+challenges%2C+cost-effective+access+to+an+extensive%2C+relevant+and+robust+evidence+base+is+crucial.+Therefore%2C+in+addition+to+DECC-commissioned+work%2C+we+will+draw+on+existing+and+new+evidence+developed+by+other+researchers.+By+setting+out+clearly+our+research+interests%2C+we+hope+to+inform+the+direction+of+the+work+of+institutions+who+seek+to+produce+policy-relevant+research+and+help+increase+the+impact+of+independent+researchers.+We+will+continue+to+publish+our+research+findings%2C+and+will+make+openly+available+more+of+our+data+and+models+so+that+they+can+be+used+by+researchers+and+others%2C+and+new+insights+developed+from+them.+By+sharing+our+knowledge+and+being+clear+about+our+research+interests+we+aim+to+stimulate+a+fruitful+dialogue+and+collaboration+to+further+inform+our+evidence+base.&rft.subject=Energy+Policy%2C+Government+Report&rft.publisher=HM+Government%2C+UK&rft.date=2014-01&rft.type=Report&rft.language=eng&rft.source=++++HM+Government%2C+UK%3A+London%2C+UK.+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10075848%2F1%2FFINALDeveloping_DECCs_Evidence_Base.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10075848%2F&rft.rights=open