Joining the dots on Labour's plan to achieve clean power by 2030
What does 'clean power' mean?
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s priorities can be divided into two pillars: the first dedicated to achieving the UK’s legal obligation to reduce the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 and the second focused on delivering the target for clean power by 2030.
Labour’s commitment to decarbonise the energy system by 2030 aims to increase the UK’s energy security by significantly reducing the UK’s dependence on fossil fuels and replacing them with renewable energy sources. Plans include doubling onshore wind, tripling solar and quadrupling offshore wind generation, alongside carbon capture technologies. In addition, a small percentage of unabated gas will remain in the energy system as a strategic reserve.
To decarbonise the energy system in just six years requires a strategic approach to attract private capital and create an enabling policy environment that accelerates the delivery of critical energy infrastru
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