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Kwasi Kwarteng has insisted it would not be appropriate to merge the Energy Companies Obligation (ECO) with the government’s new energy efficiency upgrades voucher scheme. The energy minister said the two initiatives have different objectives and target audiences. Labour branded the decision a missed opportunity to tackle fuel poverty.
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The House of Lords should set an example and install electric vehicle (EV) chargers in its car park, according to a Conservative peer, who has said his request to do has been twice turned down.
Labour has urged the government to bring forward its proposed ban on new non-electric cars and vans to 2030.
The upcoming energy white paper will include targets for a wide range of low carbon technologies such as onshore wind and solar, Kwasi Kwarteng has signalled. The minister of state for energy also said he hopes to see the UK launch a green sovereign bond to help to finance the transition to net zero.
Darren Jones said the UK needs to understand the capacity of carbon capture and storage for scaling up decarbonisation efforts but said in his view it is “only a temporary solution”. He was speaking after the Climate Assembly UK report highlighted public opposition for the technology.
A ban on the sale of internal combustion engine cars and gas boilers should be brought forward to as soon as 2030, the pioneering citizens assembly set up to help chart the UK’s route to net-zero emissions has recommended. The first report from the 110-strong Climate Assembly UK also expressed strong support for on and offshore wind generation and solar but was considerably cooler on nuclear and fossil fuels with CCS
