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Still digging into @theCCCuk's report, but it is a hugely impressive piece of work with plenty of (vegan) meat to chew on for net zero geeks.
Just some initial reactions from my first skim.
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Just some initial reactions from my first skim.
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Time is tight. We need to decarbonise by 60% over the next 15 years and 40% from 2035-2050.
This makes sense as opens up the opportunities now, reducing costs and increasing possibilities for the final yards. 1/
This makes sense as opens up the opportunities now, reducing costs and increasing possibilities for the final yards. 1/
The future is electric. Despite all the hydrogen hype, net zero electricity will dominate our future. See the big chunk of orange below. 2/
Ones to watch.
Domestic low-carbon industries like nature restoration, green hydrogen production and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) will be BIG growth industries over the next thirty years.
We need regulatory frameworks that reflect this.
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Domestic low-carbon industries like nature restoration, green hydrogen production and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) will be BIG growth industries over the next thirty years.
We need regulatory frameworks that reflect this.
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The targets are BOLD.
Meeting the Budget will require all new cars, vans and replacement boilers to be zero-carbon in operation by the early 2030s...
Net-zero electricity needed by 2035. More doable than the above - nuclear crucial if this target is to be hit. 4/
Meeting the Budget will require all new cars, vans and replacement boilers to be zero-carbon in operation by the early 2030s...
Net-zero electricity needed by 2035. More doable than the above - nuclear crucial if this target is to be hit. 4/
The politics is (unsurprisingly) light.
Not their job I know, but we need to think about the political practicalities of some of these policies.
Phase out of gas boilers by 2032 is an example of this. The ICE 2030 target is practically possible, the 2032 target is less so. 5/
Not their job I know, but we need to think about the political practicalities of some of these policies.
Phase out of gas boilers by 2032 is an example of this. The ICE 2030 target is practically possible, the 2032 target is less so. 5/
The effects of decarbonisation will not be universal. Lots of interesting analysis on regional differences of emissions. Levelling up and net zero are heavily intertwined...
The regional differences in manufacturing and construction jobs are a good example of this
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The regional differences in manufacturing and construction jobs are a good example of this
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In any just transition, regional fairness must be front and centre.
As upcoming @ukonward research will discuss, the Government can and must use net zero as a tool for levelling up.
Stay tuned for our Getting to zero programme, launching soon... 7/
As upcoming @ukonward research will discuss, the Government can and must use net zero as a tool for levelling up.
Stay tuned for our Getting to zero programme, launching soon... 7/
