Labour must take the reins and lead UK to net zero
Yesterday evening saw the UK vote the Labour Party into power, electing Sir Kier Starmer as the country’s new Prime Minister. The Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) congratulates the new Government on their win and commits to supporting the Labour Party in their delivery of key policies that will shape how the UK decarbonises.
The trade association, which represents more than 150 organisations investing in energy decarbonisation, are resolute that the first 100 days are a critical period which will set the tone for Labour's entire first term in office.
The ADE’s Chief Executive, Caroline Bragg, said: “We congratulate the Labour Party on their success last night. The new Government’s commitment to a massive acceleration of renewables will protect us from another energy crisis and our members have the answer to making this work in practice – by creating a smarter system that puts money in the pockets of households and businesses.
“As we know, heating is one of the biggest sources of UK emissions. With the mandate now given to the new Labour Government, now is the time to move decisively towards a low cost, just path for decarbonising heat. Billions of pounds of investment are waiting to invest in zero carbon heat infrastructure across the UK’s cities and towns - all we need is certainty. With decisive action and ambitious targets, we can create hundreds of thousand jobs, drive economic growth and save the UK billions.”
