Government proposes new energy bill as report forecasts missing global warming target

Barry White

The government’s proposed programme for legislation in the new session of Parliament announced today includes an Energy Security Bill which will contain new powers aimed at boosting renewable energy, and promote a market in electric heat pumps.

According to Current News (https://www.current-news.co.uk/news/new-energy-bill-unveiled-in-queens-speech-to-boost-energy-security) there are ten main elements to the Bill, including supporting industry to step up investment to increase the consumer market for heat pumps. The government says that it will consider setting a new market standard and create a trading scheme, to help support innovation and help lower the cost of heat pumps over time.

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