WHY NOW?

  • The UK has a climate change commitment of net zero greenhouse gas emissions across the UK economy by 2050.

  • Local Authorities have made their own commitments – click here for the North Lincolnshire Local Development Framework.

  • There is growing concern about reliance on the international energy supply chain, which is currently having a significant impact on energy prices

  • Solar and storage are proven and reliable. Investor confidence is building in both technologies.

  • Solar technology has come a long way in the last few years in terms of efficiency and cost, and is now providing significant benefit to the UK without Government subsidy.

  • Solar is playing a crucial role in reducing our reliance on energy imports and helping the UK and the world transition away from fossil fuels.

  • COVID-19 has shaken the world. Now is the time to Build Back Better.

By acting now there is a real opportunity to make a difference and change the way we generate electricity.

FAQs

What are the UK climate change commitments? 

The Climate Change Act 2008 introduced the UK’s first legally binding target for 2050 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% compared to 1990 levels. Between 1990 and 2017, the UK reduced its emissions by 42% while growing the economy by more than two thirds. On 27 June 2019 the UK government amended the Climate Change Act recognising the need to go further, and set a legally binding target to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions from across the UK economy by 2050. Their aim: to set a world-leading target that will bring the UK’s contribution to climate change to an end.

What is net zero? 

The temperature of the planet responds slowly to cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The planet will only stop warming when we reach ‘net zero’ carbon dioxide emissions. Achieving net-zero means reducing global greenhouse gas emissions to a much lower level than today – and balancing the remaining emissions by reabsorbing the same amount from the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases can be absorbed by growing trees and plants, as well as through technological processes that can remove carbon dioxide from the air, but have not yet been used at large-scale. Reducing global greenhouse gas emissions rapidly and emitting as little as possible on the way to ‘net-zero’ will also help minimise further changes in the climate.