Tag: clean power in UK

Closer to home: Governing the pivot from national net zero ambition to local delivery in UK

Closer to home: Governing the pivot from national net zero ambition to local delivery in UK

October 2, 2022 |

The UK government must address one key gap to successfully deliver on net zero targets – the need for a local delivery policy framework. The detailed decisions on planning, investment, local growth strategies and the built environment  – necessary in every part of the country to reach net zero – cannot be taken in Whitehall. And the behaviour changes that individuals and communities will need to adopt must be developed collaboratively, not imposed from above. 

Read More
Energy produced in Britain is the safest option: UK Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng 

Energy produced in Britain is the safest option: UK Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng 

July 12, 2022 |

Unlike many in Europe, our energy comes from a variety of highly diverse, reliable, and secure sources. On electricity, our diversity of supply is a great strength. We have the world’s second largest installed capacity of offshore wind – only just beaten by China in fact only a year ago. We have onshore wind, we have solar power, we have nuclear, we have hydroelectric power, and of course we’ve got interconnectors between us and countries in Europe.

Read More