WASHINGTON, D.C. – As world leaders meet in Glasgow this week for the 26 th UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26) to discuss achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement and reducing global emissions, Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) President David Holt provided the following statement:
thanks, alistair. that we need to triple renewable energy generation in the next ten years. so i think it s possible. and we ve already seen a lot of investment in offshore wind in the uk. but in order to unlock that vision, we need to make sure we re doing a lot more in terms of making sure our grid infrastructure is fit for the renewable energy transition. we need to make sure that we re not subsidising or investing in fossil fuels, so that we can make sure we unlock the future for offshore wind. and we also need to make sure we re doing it in harmony with nature. so it s really important that we re putting those offshore wind farms in the best places to have the minimal impact on our nature. ijust wondered, one last question on all of this, doing the job that you do, are you optimistic about our future? ilike. yes, i am an optimistic person, and i do feel optimistic, i think, having worked
but in order to unlock that vision, we need to make sure we re doing a lot more in terms of making sure our grid infrastructure is fit for the renewable energy transition. we need to make sure that we re not subsidising or investing in fossil fuels, so that we can make sure we unlock the future for offshore wind. and we also need to make sure we re doing it in harmony with nature. so it s really important that we re putting those offshore wind farms in the best places to have the minimal impact on our nature. ijust wondered, one last question on all of this, doing the job that you do, are you optimistic about our future? ilike. yes, i am an optimistic person, and i do feel optimistic, i think, having worked in climate change for a long time now, the amount of noise that we re seeing, the amount of understanding from the general public, we ve actuallyjust done a poll with this climate calculator,
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