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Decarbonising the power sector

Status: Closed Opened: 30 Jan 2023 Closed: 24 Sep 2023 3 recommendations 20 conclusions 1 report

In October 2021 the Government set a target to decarbonise the power sector by 2035, subject to security of supply. But demand for electricity is expected to increase significantly in that timeframe as other sectors, such as transport and heating in buildings, switch to electricity to reduce emissions. Decarbonising in these circumstances will require the …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifty-Ninth Report - Decarbonising the power sector HC 1003 21 Jun 2023 23 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
7 Conclusion Fifty-Ninth Report - Decarbonising the … Not Addressed

Regulatory system for nuclear energy insufficient to deliver government's ambitious pipeline.

In the last two decades, government has only agreed one nuclear project, at Hinkley Point C.18 The government is now creating Great British Nuclear to help it build capacity and expertise, and a regulatory regime aimed at expanding its nuclear pipeline and help it 7 Department for Business, Energy & …

Government response. The government states it agrees with the recommendation and provides annual updates to Parliament through responses to the Climate Change Committee’s reports and other publications. The response does not address the committee's observation regarding the efficiency or speed of the …
HM Treasury
8 Conclusion Fifty-Ninth Report - Decarbonising the …

Offshore wind project pipeline could exceed ambition, but not all expected to succeed.

The Department also told us that it is tracking offshore wind projects at various stages of development that could produce 80GW of electricity when operating, more than its 50GW ambition. However, it acknowledged that not all these projects would succeed. It told us that it has established an offshore wind …

HM Treasury

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
23 Mar 2023 Ashley Ibbett · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Jeremy Pocklington CB · Ministry of Defence, Jonathan Mills · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero View ↗

Correspondence

2 letters
DateDirectionTitle
11 Jul 2023 — Correspondence from James Armstrong, Managing Partner, Bluefield Partners LLP, …
17 Apr 2023 — Correspondence from Jeremy Pocklington CB, Permanent Secretary, re follow up qu…