Green Energy Boom May Pay For Itself Says U.K. Climate Adviser
- Panel advising government identifies savings from clean living
- A path to net-zero fossil fuel emissions will create jobs
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The cost of Britain’s efforts to reduce its greenhouse gases over the next three decades is lower than previously thought and could even be neutral, according to the government’s independent climate change advisers.
The Climate Change Committee on Wednesday published the most detailed roadmap to date on a how a country can reach a target for net zero pollution by 2050, which covers everything from using more electric cars on the roads to eating less red meat.
The panel found that the savings to Britain from ending the use of fossil fuels in transport and using more efficient energy technologies would cancel out the increased investments needed. That could counter arguments that investing in green technologies will put an unnecessary burden on taxpayers and bill payers.