Energy Security at Risk as UK Set to Miss Net Zero Green Electricity Target, Say MPs

Energy Security at Risk as UK Set to Miss Net Zero Green Electricity Target, Say MPs
Wind turbines adorn the landscape in the Southern Lake District, in Lambrigg, England, on Nov. 25, 2022. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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Britain’s energy security is at risk as the country is on track to fail to meet its targets to generate all of its electricity without burning gas by the middle of next decade, MPs have warned.

In its “Net Zero Strategy” published in October 2021, the UK government set an ambition for all electricity generation to be decarbonised by 2035, subject to security of supply.