In reaction to the news that Ofgem will now be legally required to adopt net zero targets, Greenpeace UK’s policy director, Doug Parr, said:
“We’re glad that the government has seen sense on this. Ensuring the UK’s energy regulator has a legal requirement to help meet our emissions targets is critical to getting more renewables into our energy mix.
“During the triple crises of cost-of-living, energy security and climate change, Britain cannot afford to have swathes of cheap, homegrown renewables left unbuilt and unused because the wires aren’t there, or strong enough, to connect them up across the country. Through this net zero mandate, the grid should finally get the upgrade it needs.
“The challenge now is to make sure this infrastructure is built quickly and cleverly so that community disturbance is minimal, while fully connecting our world-leading offshore wind sector so we can drive down the cost of energy and our emissions.”
