An undisputed urgency to act : Green economy reacts to the Energy White Paper
The Government has unveiled the long-awaited Energy White Paper today (14 December), with green groups welcoming the focus it provides to both job growth and rapid decarbonisation in order to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
Green Groups have welcomed the announcement, but more detail is still being required
The Energy White Paper has been delayed numerous times in 2020, but was finally released by the Government on Monday (14 December). It builds on the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution and the National Infrastructure Strategy (NIS) in outlining how the nation plans to transform its power and heating systems to support the net-zero emissions target for 2050. Specifically, the Government believes new measures will help cut emissions from industry, transport and buildings by 230 million metric tonnes over the next 10 years - equivalent to taking 7.5 million petrol cars
Energy White Paper: Government confirms £6.7bn warm homes package and UK ETS
The UK Government has finally released its Energy White Paper, detailing steps to deliver overwhelmingly decarbonised power in the 2030s , with a new £6.7bn support scheme to be set up to tackle fuel poverty and a UK variant of the Emissions Trading Scheme to be introduced.
The White Paper builds on numerous commitments outlined by Government in recent months
The Energy White Paper has been delayed numerous times in 2020, but the Government finally detailed what the strategy entails on Monday (14 December).
It builds on the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution and the National Infrastructure Strategy (NIS) in outlining how the nation plans to transform its power and heating systems to support the net-zero emissions target for 2050. Specifically, the Government believes new measures will help cut emissions from industry, transport and buildings by 230 million metric tonn
Everything you need to know about the UK s landmark Energy White Paper
The Energy White Paper has been several years in planning
After several delays spanning at least a year, the government has finally unveiled vision for a future net zero energy system - here are the eight things you need to know about the long-awaited Energy White Paper
To describe autumn 2020 as a busy period for green economy policy in the UK would be an understatement. Recent weeks have seen a new 2030 emissions target, the National Infrastructure Strategy, the Treasury s.
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Infrastructure projects like the Lower Thames Crossing should be “multi-purpose” and span more than one sector, according to Expedition Engineering director Alistair Lenczner.
According to Lenczner, the Lower Thames Crossing should be redesigned to include a road and railway.
He added that this would help improve the project s benefits and reduce its carbon impact.
“No one thinks about integrated projects and this is a perfect example where there is a clear opportunity and a clear benefit,” he said. “We need to think of a complete picture of national infrastructure.”
The current set-up in the UK “conspires against” such collaboration, Lenczner said. He added that the National Infrastructure Strategy (NIS) – published last month - misses “significant opportunities” by organising infrastructure in separate “silos”.
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