Fact check: Alternative scenario suggests fewer heat pumps and electric cars

A person using an electric vehicle charging station (PA) - (PA Wire)

In the introduction to a report on the future of the energy system, shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho said: “Only a 10th of the UK’s emissions come from our electricity grid. The remaining 90% come from transport, heating and the rest of our economy.

“If we want those emissions to fall, then we need people to want to use electric cars and electric heating – then our priority should be to make electricity cheap.”