2021-10-20 11:40:00
BRITAIN ZERO EMISSIONS 2035
ENERDATA - 20 Oct 2021 - The United Kingdom has released its Net Zero Strategy, which sets out policies and proposals for decarbonising all sectors of the UK economy to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. The country aims to fully decarbonise the power system by 2035 thanks to renewable capacities (including targets of 40 GW of offshore wind capacity and over 1 GW of floating offshore wind by 2030) and to large-scale nuclear projects, subject to value for money. It also aims to deliver 5 GW of hydrogen production capacity by 2030 whilst halving emissions from oil and gas, and to create four carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS) clusters by 2030; the Hynet and East Coast Clusters are expected to help the UK meet its target of capturing 20 to 30 MtCO2/year by 2030. In addition, the United Kingdom aspires to set a path to all new heating appliances in homes and workplaces from 2035 being low carbon, remove all road emissions at the tailpipe, kick-start zero-emissions international travel, and deploy at least 5 MtCO2/year of engineered greenhouse gas removals (GGRs) by 2030.
The United Kingdom pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 in 2019. In its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), the United Kingdom committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions in 2030 by 68% compared to 1990 levels. In 2020, GHG emissions declined by 8.9% to 414 MtCO2eq, which is 49% below their 1990 level.
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2021, October, 11, 11:45:00
BRITAIN NUCLEAR ENERGY PLAN
In December 2020, the UK government published its Energy White Paper, which identified nuclear power as a way to help the country achieve the four-fold increase in clean electricity generation needed to achieve its net-zero target by 2050.
2021, September, 29, 10:40:00
BRITAIN'S FUSION POWER
It therefore represents a hugely important national capability, enabling industry in the UK and internationally to design, and eventually qualify, components for future commercial fusion power plants.
2021, September, 28, 13:25:00
BRITAIN'S NUCLEAR HYDROGEN
The study found that to facilitate rapid decarbonisation and cut dependency on fossil fuels, both nuclear and renewables are needed for power and hydrogen production.
2021, August, 25, 12:40:00
BRITAIN HYDROGEN STRATEGY
A booming, UK-wide hydrogen economy could be worth £900 million and create over 9,000 high-quality jobs by 2030, potentially rising to 100,000 jobs and worth up to £13 billion by 2050.
2021, July, 5, 13:15:00
BRITAIN'S NUCLEAR HURDLES
"Recognising that many sustainable investors have exclusionary criteria in place around nuclear energy, the UK government will not finance any nuclear energy-related expenditures under the Framework."
2021, June, 24, 11:45:00
BRITAIN SOLAR POWER 40 GW
The UK currently has around 14GW of installed solar capacity, and is on track to double that total by 2030 under existing market conditions.
2021, June, 16, 11:30:00
BRITAIN'S NUCLEAR POWER STRATEGY
It is essential that the roles for nuclear energy are set out and assessed clearly, with the acknowledgement that they will not be adopted unless they are part of an
optimised solution. It is also essential that similarly objective assessment mechanisms are applied to all decarbonisation options.
