U.K. Shouldn’t Raise Renewable Energy Target, Adviser Says
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The U.K. shouldn’t raise its target for generating 15 percent of its energy for heating, power and transportation from renewable sources by 2020 because it would be too costly, the government’s climate change adviser said.
Instead, Britain should focus on achieving the goal by reducing obstacles to wind farms and solar parks, upgrading the electricity grid, and ensuring that subsidies provide enough support for clean energy companies, Adair Turner, chairman of the Committee on Climate Change, said today in a letter to Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne.