UK Admits Green Energy Costs More Than Fossil Fuels Despite Net Zero Promises
Officials quietly acknowledged the price gap as electricity bills keep soaring under low-carbon schemes.
by Mauricio Alencar June 20, 2025, 1:37 PM
The UK government has quietly admitted that using low-carbon technologies essential to the rapid drive to net zero are more expensive than when fossil fuels are used as an energy source, City AM can reveal. [emphasis, links added]
Labour ministers are expected to double down on expanding the use of green technologies to lower costs as the Treasury and Department for Business and Trade are set to unveil the UK’s industrial strategy next week.
The blueprint for growing the economy will outline plans to lower energy costs.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) saw its budget increase by 16 percent at the Spending Review, with more funding set to go toward nuclear power and clean energy in a bid to remove nearly all fossil fuels from UK electricity production by 2030.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/uk-green-energy-costs-fossil-fuels-net-zero/
