Climate plan captures clean energy benefits and boosts investment - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Working families and businesses will benefit from clean energy and climate action, as the government seizes the opportunities of the clean energy economy.
- Working people and businesses to feel the benefit of clean energy and climate action with lower bills, good jobs, warmer homes and cleaner air
- government sets out plans in line with Climate Change Act, the landmark framework that has helped to secure billions of private investment into the UK since 2008
- net zero economy is growing 3 times faster than the rest of the economy, with 400,000 additional clean energy jobs across the country to come by 2030
Working families and businesses across the country will benefit from clean energy and climate action, as the government confirms plans to seize the opportunities of the booming clean energy economy.
The Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan, published today (Wednesday 29 October) sets out how the UK will continue to reduce emissions in a way that lowers bills and secures good jobs, in line with the landmark 2008 Climate Change Act. This framework has been supported by Britain’s leading businesses, trade unions, and civil society organisations because it creates a stable environment for investment in clean energy. Since the UK introduced the Act, it has been emulated around the world with 60 other countries now adopting their own climate legislation.
The framework created by the Act has helped to secure billions in investment, and this plan sets out how the British public and businesses stand to benefit in the years ahead with economic growth, cleaner air and protecting the nation’s natural environment for current and future generations.
Read the reaction from the Climate Change Committee: Response to the Government’s Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan