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Renewables to produce 95% of UK’s electricity by 2030

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December 14, 2024

Government unveils most ambitious’ plan for clean energy

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Renewables to produce 95% of UK’s electricity by 2030

The government has unveiled its “most ambitious” clean power plan yet, pledging to produce almost all its electricity from renewables by 2030 in a bid to stabilise energy prices.

The plan, announced yesterday, sets a target of achieving 95 per cent clean electricity by the end of the decade by overhauling the country’s electricity grids, expanding investment and connecting more houses to renewables.

Energy secretary Ed Miliband described the measures as amounting to “the most ambitious reform to the energy system in generations”.

“This is about harnessing the power of Britain’s natural resources to protect working people from the ravages of global energy markets,” he said. “The clean power sprint is the national security, economic security, and social justice fight of our time.”

imageThe announcement comes after prime minister Sir Keir Starmer told reporters at the UN’s Cop29 climate summit that the UK wants to build on its reputation as a “climate leader”. The UK’s commitment under the Paris Agreement is to reduce emissions by at least 81 per cent by 2035 compared to 1990 levels.

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