There are lot of very good assessments of the 10 point plan already - e.g. by @DrSimEvans @guynewey and @Bankfieldbecky. As others have said, it is not enough - but it is a major step forward. Particularly welcome focus on the next 10 years, rather than distant targets 1/n
And good to see promise of Green Homes Grant extension by a year. That will help give supply chain confidence so that householders can actually get quotes and the work done. But 600,000 heat pumps a year by 2028 will require more action 3/n
In most areas, the detail matters. For CCS, this announcement has a Groundhog Day feel. There has been £1bn on the table for this technology before. Will it get deployed this time, and will there be clear incentives for transport and storage infrastructure investment?
There's strong support for hydrogen as expected. Demonstration plans for home heating are positive, and will fill gaps in evidence about real-world performance But it is too early to commit to a hydrogen town by 2030. Better to wait for demo results and compare with alternatives
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