The New Statesman
Summary
We’re way past the point on the road to net zero where the government can get away with bold-sounding targets and generalised emission-cutting commitments: the next decade must be one of precise action to put in place the measures, infrastructure, support and delivery that ensures the green, low-carbon economy really will deliver on net zero.
This means making decisions right now, not only about what the headline measures should be, but about how the infrastructure of our country will deliver this in the shortest time possible. It will need real investment. While the government prevaricates, Labour has seized the nettle with a bold Climate Investment Pledge – an additional £28bn annually to 2030 to power the transition. This will build an economy that provides large numbers of secure new jobs and a just transition of skills and employment from the old high-carbon industries to the low-carbon industries of the future.
Over the next decade we need to see the rapid decarbonisation of our energy systems, including both electricity and heating, using renewables, heat pumps, hydrogen and district heating.
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