2020 was the 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧 on record for Britain's electricity system - but we need to keep going
This is our 10 Point Plan to put the UK at the forefront of the global green industrial revolution
Cutting emissions. Creating jobs. Building new industries.
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This is our 10 Point Plan to put the UK at the forefront of the global green industrial revolution
Cutting emissions. Creating jobs. Building new industries.
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Produce enough offshore wind to power every home, quadrupling how much we produce to 40GW by 2030
Supporting up to 60,000 jobsRead the full plan
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-ten-point-plan-for-a-green-industrial-revolution
Develop 5GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030
First town powered entirely by hydrogen by 2030Read the full plan
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-ten-point-plan-for-a-green-industrial-revolution
New large-scale nuclear
Next generation of small and advanced reactors, which could support 10,000 jobsRead the full plan
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-ten-point-plan-for-a-green-industrial-revolution
£582m to increase the number of zero emission vehicles on our roads
£500m to develop EV supply chains + Gigafactories
£1.3bn to roll out charging points fasterRead the full plan
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-ten-point-plan-for-a-green-industrial-revolution
4,000 British-built zero emission buses
Funding for high quality cycling and walking networksRead the full plan
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-ten-point-plan-for-a-green-industrial-revolution
Putting the UK at the forefront of #NetZero aviation
Develop clean maritime clusters in places like #Orkney and #TeessideRead the full plan
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-ten-point-plan-for-a-green-industrial-revolution
Funding to make our homes, schools and hospitals greener, warmer and more energy efficient - whilst creating 50,000 jobs by 2030
Install 600,000 heat pumps every year by 2028Read the full plan
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-ten-point-plan-for-a-green-industrial-revolution
Capture and store 10Mt of carbon dioxide a year by 2030
...equivalent to taking 4 million cars off the roadRead the full plan
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-ten-point-plan-for-a-green-industrial-revolution
Protect and restore our natural environment, including the creation of new national parks
Creating and supporting 1000s of jobsRead the full plan
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-ten-point-plan-for-a-green-industrial-revolution
£1 billion energy innovation fund to support sustainable solutions
Incentivise private sector investmentRead the full plan
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-ten-point-plan-for-a-green-industrial-revolution
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