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Renewable Energy

Asked by Dr Ellie ChownsGreen PartyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 28 March 2025UIN 39668

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of BP’s plan to scale back renewable energy investment on achieving the UK’s 2030 target to reduce emissions by 68% compared to

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Department has made no such assessment. Delivering the Government’s climate goals requires us to work with many different organisations.

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