Liberal Democrats set to make Britain zero carbon by 2050
The political party has already more than doubled the amount of electricity from renewables
Liberal Democrats are prioritising green issues and the environment in the next election by putting these concerns at the front of our election proposal.
The Lib Dems have set to make plans to end UK’s impact on climate change as an attempt to make Britain zero carbon by 2050 and double their current production of renewable electricity by the next Parliament.
Since privatisation the party has reformed the UK energy infrastructure by creating a low-carbon, pro-renewable, and energy-secure nation less dependent on non-renewable energy sources.
Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats said: “It’s no exaggeration to say our future, and that of our children, depends upon us tackling climate change head on. The more we delay, the more we are at threat from this ticking time bomb”.
He added: “This is why if in government again we will set about making Britain zero carbon, securing more home grown renewable energy whilst also reducing our reliance on regimes who use western energy needs as a blunt foreign policy tool”.
Clegg expresses his determination to tackle “the adverse impacts of climate change completely” in this lifetime.
The measures within the Zero Carbon Bill include a new legally binding target for Zero Carbon Britain by 2050, a new legally binding decarbonisation target for the power sector by 2030 to support investment in all forms of low carbon electricity.
The Bill will establish an Office for Accelerated Low Carbon Innovation to fast-track new green tech including tidal power, renewable heat, ultra-low emission vehicles, energy storage and CCS.
It will apply Emissions Performance Standards (EPS) to existing coal plants from 2025 to terminate the use of coal.
The Zero Carbon Bill will also permit the Green Investment Bank with full borrowing powers to enhance investment in low carbon technology.
Liberal Democrat Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Davey said: “Our Zero Carbon Bill will make a huge contribution to creating a stronger economy and a fairer society. A stronger economy means a quarter of a million new green jobs over the next 5 years, and establishing Britain as a world leader in renewable technology”.
