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The Energy Networks Association has urged the next government to commit to immediate action on boosting the amount of green gas on the network. The ENA has published its manifesto on the same day the CBI issued its own wishlist.
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The plans to be announced by the Liberal Democrats shadow chancellor Sir Ed Davey include a new £10 billion Renewable Power Fund, which would be designed to leverage in a further £100 billion or more of extra private climate investment.
Boris Johnson has announced that the Conservatives will accelerate the roll out of offshore wind power and electric vehicles charging points if the party wins next month’s general election.
The ‘command and control’ nature of current regulation will not deliver the level of innovation required to deliver the transition to a net zero energy system, the director of policy at Energy UK has warned.
Ofgem will need “nerves of steel” not to cave into public pressure by raising the bar for entry into the energy supply market too high, a recently departed senior executive at the regulator has warned.
The urgency of the climate crisis means that the world cannot wait for a decade or more to find out whether immature technologies - such as carbon, capture and storage - will work, the former chair of parliament’s energy and climate change committee has warned.
Nicola Sturgeon has urged Westminster to match the Scottish government’s ambition on tackling climate change. Meanwhile, the Scottish renewable industry's lobby group has called for Ofgem to be equipped with regulatory powers to enable investment in low-carbon infrastructure.
The Liberal Democrats want to spend £15 billion over the parliament to upgrade the energy efficiency of 26 million homes. The party has also set out its stance on developing tidal power.