Climate change: Is the UK on track to meet its targets? - BBC News (2022) - Strengths and Weaknesses of the UK Energy Actions

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[...] Regarding insulation, the government's strategy is slow. Cars, buses, trains, and bikes The government's plan aims at a wide range of transportation options, but while the strategy of giving grants to buy electric cars was of little effect, it is unclear whether the increase of cycling rates was due to the spending on cycling infrastructure or to the pandemic. Flights and shipping The strategy focuses on the demand to prevent it to grow. However, it relies on technologies which do not exist yet. [...]

[...] Hydrogen It is low-carbon fuel with a wide range of use, but this industry is far from being fully developed yet so that it is hard to conceive an ambitious strategy based on it. Furthermore, some powerful energy providers are strongly against it. Carbon capture and storage A strategy would be of major importance to reach net zero emissions in the UK. Nonetheless, it is expensive and not fully developed yet. Industry This strategy is ambitious, but it relies on non-existent technologies yet and companies may shift their production to other countries. [...]

[...] Climate change: Is the UK on track to meet its targets? - BBC News (2022) - Strengths and Weaknesses of the UK Energy Actions Power generation thanks to clean sources The strategy has already proven to be quite effective to reduce emissions from energy, since the latter has fallen by more than 73,4% in twenty years. Regarding offshore wind, the UK is already a world leader since it has made great investments and plans to do more. Nevertheless, it lacks long-term thinking and planning regarding this area, so that it may be difficult to reach the 2035 target. [...]