Monday, 24 July 2023

Campaign reply - Will you support Net Zero?

Thank you for contacting me about the Energy Bill.

As energy prices have hit unprecedented levels, Driven by Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the Government acted swiftly this winter to help families and businesses across the country, covering around half a typical household’s energy bill and around half of wholesale energy costs for some businesses. The Government has also recently published 'Powering Up Britain’ which brings together our Energy Security Plan and Net Zero Growth Plan to set out how it will transform our energy system, achieve net zero by 2050 and boost economic growth. It sets out a pathway to greater energy independence through the deployment of low carbon technologies.

The Government’s landmark Energy Bill is essential to this transformation. The aim of the Bill is to help increase the resilience and reliability of energy systems across the UK, support the delivery of the UK’s climate change commitments and reform the UK’s energy system while minimising costs to consumers and protecting them from unfair pricing. To enable this, the Bill is structured around three key pillars: liberating investment in clean technologies, reforming the UK’s energy system so it is fit for the future, and maintain the safety, security and resilience of the UK’s energy system

I would like to assure you that getting to net zero is a top priority for the UK, especially given that this will reduce dependency on Russian energy. I am confident that the UK will continue to invest in renewable technologies and methods of reducing house carbon dioxide emissions to increase energy efficiency. 

Thank you once again for taking the time to contact me.

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