David Smith, Chief Executive of Energy Networks Association which represents the UK and Ireland’s energy networks businesses said:
“If we’re going to get to net zero emissions then the Prime Minister is absolutely right to promise ambitious action on electric vehicles, cutting emissions from homes and buildings, and investing in hydrogen. Making ambitious commitments and robust policy frameworks now can help create jobs, cut emissions and deliver the low carbon, low cost energy system the public need and want. The UK’s energy networks stand ready to help deliver this vision but we must overturn existing barriers and act now to turn the challenges around decarbonisation into new opportunities for the UK to lead the world.”
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