Britain is in the middle of an energy transition as it aims for net zero emissions
CNNLondon CNN — Net zero by 2050. Nearly 40 percent of the country’s electricity still comes from fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas – the latter makes up the largest share of the UK’s total energy mix and offers a lower-carbon option to displace coal. I also think it gives people hope,” said Baroness Brown of Cambridge, the deputy chair of the UK’s Committee on Climate Change – which advises the government and recommended the 2050 target. But the 2015-2016 oil price crash served as a wake-up call for Aberdeen, with 100,000 job cuts in the sector, and prompted the billionaire Sir Ian to chair Opportunity North East – a public-private partnership to foster renewable energy development. It should be the exemplar of everyone in the world to see how it works,” said Professor Dieter Helm of Oxford University and author of “Burn Out: The endgame for fossil fuels.” That is exactly what is happening – but industry is facing increasing pressure to move faster, with a growing public belief that net zero by 2050 may not ambitious enough to reverse climate change.
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