Labour’s energy plan

“The only way out of this mess is a moonshot mission to roll out a renewables-based energy system that can lower bills, cut emissions, create jobs and break our dependence on gas markets and fossil fuel autocrats. Labour seems to have understood that, the Conservatives don’t.

“There’s no future in the oil and gas that have fuelled the climate crisis, funded Putin and clobbered us with sky-high energy bills. Fracking and new North Sea fossil fuels will take many years to develop, while we don’t need to wait to roll out new solar and wind that are nine times cheaper than gas. Or to launch a massive programme to fix our energy-wasting homes that will cut bills and emissions for good.

“Ministers should start listening to the energy experts, the public, their own voters, and now the Labour Party, all of whom know renewables and home insulation are the way to go.”