In September 2019, the UK won the bid to host the 26th Conference of the Parties to bring together heads of state, climate experts and negotiators as part of an international response to the climate emergency.
The much-anticipated Energy White Paper was published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (
BEIS ) on 14 December 2020, setting out its strategy for the UK s energy transition over the next decade. The Energy White Paper focuses on strategy in six key areas: consumers, power, the energy system, buildings, industrial energy and oil & gas.
Much of what has been set out in the Energy White Paper is not new. For one, the Energy White Paper builds on the UK government s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution (the
Ten Point Plan ). However, committing this strategy to a White Paper brings the proposals set out by BEIS one step closer to future legislation.
08 January 2021
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UK Energy Minister Kwasi Kwarteng said he looks forward to “a year of delivery” in 2021, following the publication of the Energy White Paper on 14 December. In an interview with Chris Lambert, director of the Westminster Energy Forum (WEF), Kwarteng explained some of the ministerial thinking behind the White Paper and provided further background on the government’s strategy for reaching net-zero by 2050.
UK Energy Minister Kwasi Kwarteng during the interview with WEF
A video of the recent interview, which was made public today, signalled the launch of WEF s 2021 Work Programme, which features among other things, four climate risk and strategy events throughout the year involving a group of four COP26 Directors.
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Summary
An early Christmas present in the form of the Government’s long awaited Energy White Paper “Powering our Net Zero Future” was finally gifted to us last week. We have digested the White Paper with our festive hats on and set out some key points for your thought.
The White Paper is admirable in its optimism and ambition and one could be forgiven for thinking it reads a bit like a letter to Santa…
“Dear Santa, I don’t want much this Christmas, only:
A better deal for consumers;
New renewable energy capacity;
Updated Energy National Policy Statements;
A competitive energy system;