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'30 by 2030': Labour unveils 'fast track' plan for net zero UK energy system

24 October 2019 • 4 min read

Party unveils details of plans to invest 1.9 per cent of annual GDP in upscaling renewable heat and energy, retrofitting fuel-poor homes and boosting grid flexibility

Labour has unveiled a radical "fast track" strategy to deliver a net zero energy system across the UK in the 2030s, with plans to triple solar power capacity, build thousands of onshore and offshore wind...

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