The UK government’s carbon delivery plan is “a high stakes gamble” according to trade body, the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE).
The , unveiled yesterday, offers “no firm commitments … and nothing new for industrial electrification,” according to the ADE.
“Without targeted support, the UK has no credible path to meeting its legally binding climate goals,” it states. “The plan does not even acknowledge the scrapping of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.”
Caroline Bragg, CEO of ADE, said, “To meet our legally binding carbon targets, energy demand, heat decarbonisation in particular, must be given serious attention. Just building out more electricity networks won’t cut it – the government must focus on optimising the system through heat networks, industrial decarbonisation and consumer-led flexibility.”
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