UK Energy White Paper: Powering Our Net Zero Future

IN THIS FIRST DEEP-DIVE INTO ENERGY POLICY FOLLOWING ON FROM OUR GREEN RECOVERY REPORT, WE SET OUT REACTION TO THE UK GOVERNMENT'S LONG-AWAITED ENERGY WHITE PAPER.

HERE IS OUR INITIAL REACTION.

TEN POINT PLAN

Just before the White Paper was published, Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out his own Ten Point Plan for a green industrial revolution. This stole much of the Energy White Paper's thunder but is significant as it comes directly from the Prime Minister, not from a government department, showing how seriously the green agenda is now being taken.

Many of the Ten Points chime with what we said in our Green Recovery Report: advancing offshore wind, low carbon hydrogen, new nuclear power, greener buildings, investing in carbon capture, use and storage – all the bases are covered.