What Labour has done on green energy — and what it could do next
Tough decisions lie ahead for the UK government as it tries to decarbonise electricity generation by 2030. Several key decisions have been made but much remains unknown, particularly on reform of the electricity market and the detail of collaboration with the EU. Ros Taylor reports. At the end of September 2024, the UK’s last coal-fired power station shut down. For a country that once relied on coal, it was a deeply symbolic moment — and an achievement for which the previous Conservative government can claim the credit. But the Labour government has reset the direction of policy by undertaking to decarbonise almost all electricity generation by 2030. Several very significant steps have already been taken. What has been done, and what are some of the most urgent decisions awaiting the new energy secretary, Ed Miliband? What’s been done so far A bill to create Great British Energy (GBE), a publicly owned green power company that will develop and invest in renewable energy projects. GBE also has a mandate to encourage nuclear (see below) and local …
Tough decisions lie ahead for the UK government as it tries to decarbonise electricity generation by 2030. Several key decisions have been made but much remains unknown, particularly on reform of the electricity market and the detail of collaboration with the EU. Ros Taylor reports. At the end of September 2024, the UK’s last coal-fired power station shut down. For a country that once…
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