01342 332057
info@utilityweek.co.uk
2 years ago
The new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero will initially focus on cutting energy bills before moving onto longer term goals, including pan-government coordination of net zero, according to the new ministry’s mission statement.
The UK can no longer "take for granted" its competitive advantage as a destination for low-carbon energy investment because of the incentives on offer in other parts of the world, the industry has warned Jeremy Hunt. In a letter to the chancellor of the exchequer, submitted ahead of next month’s Budget four leading trade associations have banded together to express concern that the government lacks a clear plan to continue attracting clean energy investment into the UK.