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Carbon Emissions: National Grid

Asked by Tim RocaLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 12 November 2024UIN 901229

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of decarbonising the grid by 2030 on job creation in Macclesfield constituency.

Answered by Michael Shanks

Through our clean power mission, including through investments made by Great British Energy, and the National Wealth Fund, we will work with industry to deliver the jobs and investment required to achieve our clean power 2030 ambition.

Whilst we are still deciding where investments will be made, we expect that good jobs will be available across the country as we see a rapid expansion in the renewable workforce by 2030.

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