Today’s decisions delivering tomorrow’s sustainable future – launch of our new report
Published: Mon 30 May 2022
Published: Mon 30 May 2022
The IET Energy Panel has launched a new report, UK renewables – limitless energy or a precious resource?, that provides a high-level view of the UK’s transition to a net zero energy system.
The UK has significant renewable energy development opportunities, yet even for the most modest demands considered, the new sustainable resources required for heat, transport and industry are significant multiples of current capacity.
Critically, today’s system choices and decisions could substantially increase those multiples. Almost all our existing sustainable power plants are scheduled to retire before 2050, and the renewable assets we are using today will need re-powering before then.
Below are our recommendations to help ensure that renewable resources are treated as finite and precious, rather than abundant and disposable.
To provide feedback on this paper, please contact us at policy@eatingfish.net.