The King’s Speech this morning (17 July) established the Labour government’s commitment to a clean energy transition.
The King’s Speech is written by the government and read at the State Opening of Parliament. Keir Starmer’s government has proposed a package of over 35 bills and draft bills for its first year in power, including establishing the much-anticipated Great British Energy.
Recognising the “urgency of the global climate challenge and the new job opportunities that can come from leading the development of the technologies of the future”, the climate policy is led – like much of the other bills in the package – by economic benefit.
Ahead of the speech, director of policy, campaigns and communications for the Council for the Protection of Rural England, Elli Moody, called for a focus on onshore wind, saying: “Properly planned onshore wind has an important role to play in the urgent decarbonisation of our energy system. New onshore wind developments must be strategically located away from sensitive landscapes and involve local communities in a transparent engagement process.
“We now need to see the government support onshore wind in cases where landscape sensitivity is considered and proposals have the backing of the local community. If the will is there, we can protect our valued landscapes and meet our nation’s energy needs simultaneously.”
The speech promised “a clean energy transition which will lower energy bills for consumers over time”.
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