Source · Select Committees · Business and Trade Committee
Recommendation 1
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Accepted
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Intensify government's unrelenting drive to deliver "Powering Up Britain" decarbonisation plans.
Conclusion
To deliver the Government’s target to decarbonise the power system by 2035, the UK needs to deploy low-carbon technologies at a faster rate than has been achieved historically. A whole host of regulatory and policy barriers continue to impede the deployment of clean technologies. The evidence submitted to our inquiry made clear that, at the current rate of policy delivery, the UK Government will miss its target to decarbonise power by 2035. While the Government’s “Powering Up Britain” plans outline a suite of actions that would help it get on track, its focus must now be an unrelenting drive to deliver them.
Government Response Summary
The government will report annually on its delivery of power sector decarbonisation and strengthen its portfolio management approach to provide a 'whole system' view and manage uncertainties.
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
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4. The recent Energy Security Plan sets out many of the actions the Government is taking to deliver a secure, low carbon electricity system. 5. The Government recognises the benefit of a more overarching approach to reporting on progress towards decarbonisation of the power sector, and towards how the Government plans to deliver this important commitment. Therefore, the Government plans to report on its delivery, and overall plan to deliver the commitment, on an annual basis. 2 Decarbonisation of the power sector: Government Response 6. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is therefore strengthening its portfolio management approach, as a core element of its delivery of power sector decarbonisation. This includes bringing together relevant measures across the department’s delivery work to provide a ‘whole system’ view and help manage the significant uncertainty towards 2035. The department will use analytical and portfolio management techniques to consider potential options, measure uncertainty and manage the risks, issues, assumptions and interdependencies.