The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has estimated that the development of 45GW of onshore wind farms would take up 2.1% of the UK’s total land prompting calls to scale the renewable energy technology.
Should loopholes for tax incentives be removed from the UK government’s windfall tax could generate around £22 billion in additional revenue, research from the New Economics Foundation (NEF) has found.
Both the National Energy Action (NEA) and the Social Market Foundation (SMF) have said that over seven million households face the risk of fuel poverty come April 2024 prompting calls for politicians to provide “workable long-duration policies”.
Simon Clarke MP, the former Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, has received significant support for an amendment to lift the de facto ban on onshore wind farm developments dated 23 November.
From the beginning of the wholesale gas crisis to the end of the newly extended Energy Price Guarantee initiative, gas will have added £4,400 to the average household’s energy bill, according to the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU).
The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) has indicated the UK’s renewable industry has shown “great resilience and ingenuity” with the government having failed to match its net zero commitments.
Rishi Sunak, the UK Prime Minister, has reaffirmed his and the UK’s commitment to spearheading the global green revolution, pledging to make the nation a clean energy superpower at COP27.
