The Secretary of State for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy commissioned an independent review of the government’s approach to delivering its net zero target. The review is considering how to maximise economic growth and investment and support UK energy security and affordability for consumers.
Stop Hinkley sent in our response. We came to the conclusion that energy efficiency and renewables are the most economically efficient way of achieving net zero in the UK energy system. Nuclear power is too slow and expensive. Now that 100% renewable scenarios are seen as perfectly feasible, nuclear power baseload is no longer require and would, in fact, be economically inefficient.
Read our full response here: NetZeroPolicyReview Oct2022