A speech today (Dec 5) from the Prime Minister confirmed the Government's commitment to achieve at least 95% low carbon energy generation by 2030 by accelerating the deployment of renewables, as well as reforming planning rules and setting a target to fast track 150 decisions on major infrastructure by the end of the current Parliament.
Commenting on these commitments, which form part of the backbone of the Government's Plan for Change', RenewableUK's Chief Executive Dan McGrail said:
"The drumbeat of policy announcements we've seen from Government, which they've built on today, is really grabbing the attention of clean energy investors. The prize, if we can get the right framework in place to deliver the Prime Minister's clean power mission, is tens of billions of pounds of investment in renewable energy in the UK, increased energy security for billpayers and thousands of new jobs. We could see 100,000 jobs in offshore wind alone by 2030.
"Increasing the roll out of new wind and solar farms in the UK is clearly going to require us to speed up planning approvals, so it's great to see Government put firm targets in place for the number of major infrastructure projects it will confirm in the next five years."
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Sam Sheppard, Senior Communications and Campaigns Manager
07738 493 827 Sam.Sheppard@RenewableUK.com
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