New gas power plants needed to bolster energy supply, PM says
MARCH 12, 2024
By Paul Homewood
Have they finally woken up?
By Justin Rowlatt
Climate editor, BBC News
The UK needs to build new, gas-fired power stations to ensure the country’s energy security, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday.
The new stations would replace existing plants, many of which are aging and will soon be retired.
But the government says the plans do not include measures for climate change-limiting carbon capture.
That could threaten a legally binding commitment to cut carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, critics say.
Mr Sunak, writing in the Daily Telegraph, said new gas power stations were needed to have a reliable and affordable back-up for days when renewables like wind and solar did not deliver.
"It is the insurance policy Britain needs to protect our energy security, while we deliver our net zero transition," the prime minister wrote.
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