Britain’s energy revolution is doomed unless we make electricity cheaper

Britain’s energy revolution is doomed unless we make electricity cheaper

The electricity sector is placed front and centre in the decarbonisation debate. Clean Power 2030 with its target of a 95 per cent clean grid by 2030, takes the headlines. Not only is this target highly unlikely to be achieved, but it misses the bigger picture.If you look at the breakdown of UK emissions, just 10 per cent come from the electricity sector. UK electricity emissions have fallen by eight per cent since 1990, largely thanks to the gr…