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Energy: Carbon Emissions

Asked by Dr Simon OpherLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 31 March 2025UIN 40284

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to decarbonise the power system.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Government published the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan ‘a new era of clean electricity’ on 13 December 2024 detailing our plan to achieve deliver clean power by 2030.

More recently, we have introduced the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, reinforcing our commitment to ensuring that billpayers and communities hosting energy infrastructure see meaningful benefits through lower energy bills and local project investment.

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