WRITTEN BY JESSICA SHANKLEMAN ON JUL 7, 2022. POSTED IN LATEST NEWS
Net Zero? UK Leaving Coal Plants Open In Bid To Keep Lights On
coal plantThe UK is set to water down one of its key climate change policies as it battles soaring energy prices that have contributed to a cost-of-living crisis for millions of consumers.
The government last year pledged to close all of Britain’s unabated coal-fired power plants by October 2024 — and said it would enshrine that in law as soon as possible. But there’s no mention of the date in an energy bill published Wednesday. [bold, links added]
A spokesperson for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said the government remains committed to the 2024 target, despite it not appearing in Wednesday’s bill.
The UK, which hosted international climate talks last year, is grappling with a once-in-a-generation energy crunch, caused in part by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/net-zero-uk-leaving-coal-plants-open-in-bid-to-keep-lights-on/
