The House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee has launched a new inquiry into future challenges in energy and climate change policy.
The Committee is now calling for submissions of evidence to the inquiry: Fuelling the debate: Committee successes and future challenges.
The inquiry will explore what a UK energy system, that successfully tackles the energy trilemma, would look like by 2030. It will also explore what challenges will need to be overcome during the next Parliament (2015-2020) in order to get there.
The UK is committed under the 2008 Climate Change Act, to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 80% (from the 1990 baseline) by 2050. Significantly reducing GHG emissions from the energy sector by 2030 is considered to be a critical first step towards meeting this target.
A more efficient, low-carbon energy system should be achieved, however, while maintaining security of energy supply and minimising the cost of energy to consumers – often referred to as the ‘energy trilemma’.
The Committee is now inviting responses addressing one or both of the following issues:
- What are the greatest challenges in UK energy and climate change policy over the next Parliament (2015-2020)?
- What would a UK energy system, that successfully tackles the energy trilemma, look like by 2030 and beyond?
Deadline for submission of responses is Monday 15 December 2014.
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