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Former economist says UK could unlock £70bn a year in renewable energy

by admineconai May 16, 2023
written by admineconai May 16, 2023
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A former UK government economist, Chris Walker has said that the country could unlock £70bn every year by generating enough clean electricity to become a major exporter of energy to mainland Europe,

Recall that a recent report had found that by increasing Britain’s clean electricity generation 50% above its current projections for 2050 it could become a clean energy superpower capable of exporting £17bn of green electricity to Europe a year.

The ambition to generate more green electricity than needed to meet the UK’s climate targets could also create an additional 279,000 British jobs and support a total of 654,000 British jobs, across the UK’s clean energy industries, the report showed.

Among other things, Walker’s for the UK Business Council for Sustainable Development found that it was “plausible” that the UK could transform from a net importer of energy to an exporter of green electricity by taking a lead in the global race to “net zero”.

The economist said that by going “beyond net zero” the UK’s economy would attract trillions of pounds of global private investment and double the £35bn a year economic benefit forecast for its current path.

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However, Britain could miss the “once in a lifetime opportunity” unless government policymakers remove the barriers holding back the UK’s green energy ambitions, the report said. “The UK’s strong competitive advantages in clean energy generation mean it is uniquely well positioned in the race to net zero which can deliver significant and sustained economic growth, raised productivity and increased exports,”.

“Other advanced economies will undertake similar journeys to the UK at the same time. For the UK to cement its leadership in tackling this challenge, crucial public policy decisions need to be taken, backed up by investment from private sector organisations to ensure that the UK makes and captures the necessary investment to capitalise on its strengths,” the report added.

The report also warned that National Grid was struggling to cope with the number of new clean energy projects applying to connect to the grid, which have surged to 50 a month from 50 a year over the last decade leaving many projects with a 10 to 15-year wait to provide the UK energy system with clean electricity.

It showed that the government must also intervene to make sure that the UK has enough batteries to store its renewable electricity and create a market for producing green hydrogen.

Story was adapted from the Guardian.

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