let s talk to nick wyath, chief executive of the energy institute, which is a not for profit group that brings together expertise to tackle climate and energy challenges. thanks so much forjoining us. so as we heard there, a lot of criticism from people who say itjust doesn t go far enough and there is nothing there in the short term. what do you make of that strategy? make of that strategy? well, we are in a tri - le make of that strategy? well, we are in a triple energy make of that strategy? well, we are in a triple energy crisis make of that strategy? well, we are in a triple energy crisis right - make of that strategy? well, we are in a triple energy crisis right now, i in a triple energy crisis right now, a climate crisis, price crisis and now a supply crisis with the events in ukraine. the good news is the uk is well placed. we don t rely much on russian gas, around 4%. and we are already on a pathway towards net zero. the bad news is that we are still heavily dependent on
and help cut carbon emissions, but that simply has not been the case. it looks like a lot of progressive measures have just been killed off, possibly or largely because of cabinet politics and borisjohnson s problems with his own backbenchers. and how far does it go in terms of the renewables such as looking in particular at wind and solar energy? well, it does an awful lot for offshore wind, but onshore wind. i mean, there is talk about dealing with local community groups to incentivise them, but the document makes it clear that they will only be a few of them and there has been no attempt to revise planning for onshore wind. now, at the moment, the government has a de facto ban on onshore wind, not a real bad, but effectively, that is what it results in. it means few as one person objecting to a scheme can actually block a scheme. now, originally, the government was talking about easing
lorries and those areas we need cracking on as well. hazel, thank you very much. 0ne cracking on as well. hazel, thank you very much. one thing i have learnt while i have is if you want to build spots in scotland is apparently the windiest part of europe. so what better place than this to build wind you need to build the windiest spots in scotland is apparently the windiest part of europe. so what better place than this to build wind farms?. let s talk to our energy and environment analyst, roger harrabin. the government had batted this away saying this needs to be a long term strategy and environmentalists have welcomed the commitment to a substantial amount more of offshore wind and investment in hydrogen. environmentalists are split about this, some of them have also welcomed the commitment to nuclear because it does provide low carbon energy, even though there are lots of problems with it, particularly on cost. but there has been a real outpouring of anger that the government has d
the government has unveiled its much delayed energy strategy which seeks to end the uk reliance on imported fuel bided boosting domestic power generation. let s speak now to dr simon cran mcgreehin, head of analysis at the energy and climate intelligence unit, which is a non profit organisation that supports informed debate on energy and climate change issues in the uk. 0ne one of the criticisms has been that this energy strategy doesn t go far enough on renewables and also that it doesn t really do much in the short term, in the immediate term. do you agree with that? yes. do you agree with that? yes, absolutely- do you agree with that? yes, absolutely. this do you agree with that? yes, absolutely. this strategy - do you agree with that? ye: absolutely. this strategy makes some steps forward in terms of our future energy security and increasing use
good morning. the government has unveiled its much delayed energy strategy, which seeks to reduce the uk s reliance on imported fuel by boosting domestic power generation. it says up to eight nuclear reactors could be approved by the end of the decade, with the aim of meeting a quarter of demand. there s also an ambition for offshore wind to produce enough energy to power every british home by 2030. borisjohnson said the strategy would help the uk enjoy greater self sufficiency, with cheaper bills. opposition parties have warned there s nothing to help families who are struggling with rising energy costs now. our political correspondent ione wells looks at the main details. where will we get our energy from in future? nuclear power stations like this? the government want 25% of our electricity to come from them by 2050. from the wind out at sea, ministers want turbines like this, by 2030, to make enough power for every home in the uk.