The plan aims high and has been broadly welcomed by the energy industry and climate change campaigners. You’ll hear from our Chair @BimAfolami later - but for now we wanted to share a range of reactions from politics and the sector(s).
Here’s Chris Stark @ChiefExecCCC responding from @theCCCuk - they will publish the vital 6th Carbon Budget in early December https://twitter.com/chiefexecccc/status/1329044323325841409
The @nationalgriduk is ready to work with the government and industry to deliver the Net Zero https://twitter.com/nationalgriduk/status/1329041937299550208
While @EnergyUKcomms CEO @ELPinchbeck captures some big picture and some detail - we’ll get into the Net Zero weeds with Emma at an event in early December. https://twitter.com/elpinchbeck/status/1328965009506963457
For @wwf_uk Executive Director @KatieJWhite there’s a lot to welcome - and a lot to look for from government to make it happen. https://twitter.com/katiejwhite/status/1328816987624140800
While @Bankfieldbecky fills in the gap between eye-catching rhetoric and real, deliverable policy in an interesting thread: https://twitter.com/bankfieldbecky/status/1328978189289459712
Former SPAD @guynewey talks through some of the political motivations and indications that lie behind the government’s announcement https://twitter.com/guynewey/status/1328967065445785601
Speaking of politics, Shadow Business Secretary @Ed_Miliband wants significantly more funding to make the plan fly - he shares his thoughts in the video below 👇 https://twitter.com/ed_miliband/status/1328828661705957382
Another reaction questioning whether the investment is there comes from @Miatsf on behalf of @NEF https://twitter.com/miatsf/status/1329073141100908548
While @LibDems Leader and former Energy Secretary @EdwardJDavey describes the plan as a ‘leaky bucket to put out the fire when we need a fleet of fire engines’ https://twitter.com/edwardjdavey/status/1328949092748242945
Our Vice-Chair @CarolineLucas analyses the plan in its political and scientific contexts: https://twitter.com/carolinelucas/status/1329033268809904131
Another of our Vice-Chairs @darrenpjones welcomes the plan on behalf of @CommonsBEIS - but says its only the beginning https://twitter.com/commonsbeis/status/1329076852506337289
The Ten Point Plan isn’t the only new thing today. To chime with the announcement @draxnews have published a plan to decarbonise and create jobs in the north of England https://twitter.com/draxnews/status/1328857950195228674
And @baxiboilers and pledged to become carbon neutral by the end of the decade https://twitter.com/baxiboilers/status/1329064329858195456
And @jossgarman from ECF flags brilliant new research from @ClimateOutreach which is *genuinely fascinating* - climate denial virtually extinct, people fed up of divisions and feel environment can bring us back together https://twitter.com/jossgarman/status/1329041096605831170
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