{"id":109014,"date":"2022-04-07T17:28:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T16:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=109014"},"modified":"2022-04-07T17:28:15","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T16:28:15","slug":"ashden-says-uk-energy-strategy-inadequate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/ashden-says-uk-energy-strategy-inadequate\/109014\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashden says UK Energy Strategy inadequate"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Ashden says UK Energy Strategy inadequate and misses the \u20183 Rs\u2019: rapid transition away from fossil fuels, more renewables and major retrofits<\/h2>\n<p>Climate charity <a href=\"https:\/\/ashden.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ashden<\/a> considers UK Energy Strategy inadequate as it falls far short of the dramatic action needed.<\/p>\n<p>Ashden pinpoints the &#8216;3 Rs&#8217; &#8211; rapid transition away from oil and gas; more renewables; and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/retrofitting-homes-barries-social-housing\/107645\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">major programme of retrofitting<\/a> &#8211; as vital to any attempt of tackling climate emergency.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, it calls the UK Energy Strategy inadequate for its failure to back\u00a0the building of energy-efficient homes and low carbon refurbishment of old ones, and the growth of modern, sustainable, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/construction-industry-renewable-energy-net-zero-carbon-built-environment\/108895\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">renewable energy<\/a> heating systems.<\/p>\n<p>The solution that Ashden presents is based on the &#8216;3 Rs&#8217;. The charity argues that both the cost of living crisis and the climate crisis can be tackled by a ruthless commitment to the &#8216;3 Rs&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>This would boost energy resilience and lower emissions, but also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/fuel-poverty-awareness\/102523\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tackle fuel poverty<\/a> and protect family budgets, improve health, and create decently-paid jobs across the country.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_109030\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109030\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-109030 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/piccc-2.jpg\" alt=\"UK Energy Strategy inadequate \" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/piccc-2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/piccc-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-109030\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Kensa Heat Pumps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>&#8216;The UK government needs to learn its \u20183 Rs\u2019&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>Harriet Lamb, CEO of Ashden said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are shocked that in the same week the UN has warned it would be political and economic madness to invest in fossil fuels, the UK government has decided to do just that as the strategy includes the issuing of new licences for oil and gas in the North Sea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe UK government needs to learn its \u20183 Rs\u2019 &#8211; <em>Rapid transition away from fossil fuels, more Renewables and major Retrofits<\/em>. The UK should be diversifying supply by concentrating all efforts into quick and cheap renewable energies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut this strategy will be meaningless if we fritter away that energy once we get it. That is why the government needs to fully prioritise energy efficiency measures, alongside the welcome measures on heat pumps, that turn cold houses into cosy homes, and help hard-pressed families save on their energy bills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must invest now in a national campaign to retrofit the UK\u2019s cold and draughty housing stock, including the specialist skills needed to carry out the work. This will boost local businesses, create new jobs, and support the government\u2019s net-zero and levelling-up targets.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Germany&#8217;s strategy is much more impressive<\/h3>\n<p>When today\u2019s UK Energy Strategy is compared against the German strategy, it is clear who comes out top.<\/p>\n<p>Germany has focused\u00a0on accelerating green energy expansion and envisages green energy accounting for 80% of the power mix in Europe&#8217;s biggest economy by 2030, up from about 40% now and a previous target of 65%.<\/p>\n<p>It also provides legislation acknowledging that the use of renewables is in the interests of public security which is much more than the UK has done in its equivalent paper.<\/p>\n<h3>Ashden appeals to local authorities to lead the energy revolution<\/h3>\n<p>Ashden appeals to local authorities to lead the revolution. Local authorities are already trusted by residents and have a vested interest in health and local economies.<\/p>\n<p>Not only this but they are well connected to key stakeholders such as small businesses, colleges and community organisations and therefore it makes sense that the government fund and bestow powers upon councils to take action.<\/p>\n<p>This would benefit authorities such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/74n5c4m7.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me\/L0\/https:%2F%2Fashden.org%2Fwinners%2Fcarbon-co-op%2F\/1\/0102018003a4ecf5-c75cf98b-5fe0-4ac2-90bf-a5be1c0e8151-000000\/G50ON9XZZuvK75vgql68ThMmIAk=265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carbon Co-Op<\/a>, a Manchester-based community who run retrofit training for building contractors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ashden says UK Energy Strategy inadequate and misses the \u20183 Rs\u2019: rapid transition away from fossil fuels, more renewables and major retrofits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[307],"tags":[430,673,279,276],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-109014","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-energy-news","7":"tag-energy-efficiency","8":"tag-energy","9":"tag-environment","10":"tag-government"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ashden says UK Energy Strategy inadequate<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ashden says UK Energy Strategy inadequate and misses the \u20183 Rs\u2019: rapid transition away from fossil fuels, more renewables and major retrofits\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/ashden-says-uk-energy-strategy-inadequate\/109014\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ashden says UK Energy Strategy inadequate\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ashden says UK Energy Strategy inadequate and misses the \u20183 Rs\u2019: rapid transition away from fossil fuels, more renewables and major retrofits\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/ashden-says-uk-energy-strategy-inadequate\/109014\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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