Extract from BEIS questions: Renewable Energy: Carbon Budget - May 25
Wednesday, 26 May 2021 08:54
Renewable Energy: Carbon Budget Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley)
(Con): What assessment he has made of the extent of the renewable
energy development required by 2030 to help deliver the
Government’s sixth carbon budget. The Minister for Business, Energy
and Clean Growth (Anne-Marie Trevelyan): Renewable electricity will
be key for the decarbonisation required for carbon budget 6.
Therefore, we have set an ambitious target to deliver 40 GW of
offshore wind by 2030 and announced our aim...Request free trial
Renewable Energy: Carbon
Budget
(Rother Valley) (Con): What assessment he
has made of the extent of the renewable energy development required
by 2030 to help deliver the Government’s sixth carbon
budget.
The Minister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth (): Renewable electricity will be key for
the decarbonisation required for carbon budget 6. Therefore, we
have set an ambitious target to deliver 40 GW of offshore wind by
2030 and announced our aim to up to double the capacity of this
year’s contracts for difference auction, as well as extending
eligibility to a wider range of technologies.
: The Minister will be aware of my
long-standing interest in environmental, social and governance, as
I chair the all-party parliamentary group on the matter. How will
her Department ensure that the Government’s sixth carbon budget is
delivered with ESG at its heart, and what are
the plans for engagement with Government Departments and
corporations to ensure that all targets set out in the carbon
budget are viewed through an ESG lens?
: My hon. Friend’s passion for, and
commitment to, this subject since he arrived in the House have been
unstinting. I have been more than impressed by his determination to
ensure that we do not, at any turn, miss the opportunity to raise
it; he has been particularly determined to ensure that we look at
the role of critical materials in renewables. They will continue to
be an important part of how we are able to develop our renewables
capacity. I hope that he is reassured that we continue to work
across Departments to maximise those outcomes.
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