Britain will not reach its goal of producing electricity without fossil fuels, MPs warn.
The refusal will “physically limit the number of electric vehicles, electric heat pumps and other new electrified processes” that people in the UK can use, they said.
It would also “primarily undermine our ability to reach zero by 2050 and increase the UK’s energy instability by making it dependent on imported energy.”
The report, prepared by the all-party Parliamentary Select Committee on Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), blames ministers for the failure of “strategic leadership” and warns of a lack of a coherent overarching plan to achieve the goal.
It criticizes the energy policies developed in the “bunkers” without due consideration of how they all fit and fit together.
“As a result, connecting low-carbon projects to the grid is now being delayed by up to 15 years. The creation of a new energy security unit and the support of Net Zero should give impetus to change the situation.”
He warns that while the UK is ahead of its low-carbon energy competitors and has a reputation for developing world-leading low-carbon systems, subsidies have quickly made the UK a less attractive destination for US and European Union green energy investment.
The report warned of gaps in strategy, especially with regard to onshore wind, and called on ministers to lift “a de facto ban on one of the cheapest forms of renewable electricity.” Critical infrastructure such as onshore wind should be given more attention in the planning system as it is in the national interest.
“Unless the Government’s proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy result in a significant increase in onshore wind power development in England, we recommend that the Government re-introduce onshore wind projects as National Significant Infrastructure Projects.
“Ministers should reveal the details of their ‘nuclear pipeline’ – the technologies it plans to use and how it will be funded.” uranium and plant production.
They say it’s an export opportunity, especially as other countries seek to reduce their dependence on Russian nuclear fuel.
The national energy system requires systematic modernization with higher investments to improve it. Current methods of shutting down renewable generators and running gas stations closer to peak demand are costing taxpayers billions in fees, and these are expected to continue to rise.
Prior to the increase in wholesale electricity prices, electricity costs were about 25 percent of the average consumer’s electricity bill. which are considered.
Demand reduction and flexibility should be “an equal delivery partner, not a sideline.” Customers must be “at the center” of the transition, and if that doesn’t happen, “there will be no decarbonisation of the energy sector,” they warn.
Darren Jones, chair of the BEIS committee, said: “Ministers believe that publishing strategies and releasing videos on social media will provide the energy infrastructure the country needs. It has failed before and continues to fail.”
Oil and gas companies need to do more to support the transition in the UK, he said. “Oil and gas companies that have been getting rich for decades are consciously contributing to the worsening of climate change and have a moral obligation to use their wealth to help us accelerate the transition to zero emissions.”
He added that the current level of transparency of their investments is insufficient.
Source: I News
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