Labour’s energy advisers warn against watering down £28bn green investment

Labour’s 2030 goal to create a zero carbon electricity system would require big investments in clean energy infrastructure such as solar. Photograph: Sue Cunningham Photographic/Alamy

Labour’s independent energy advisers have warned the party against watering down its £28bn green spending plans in advance of its promise to create a zero carbon electricity system by 2030.

Experts at the climate thinktank Ember, which provided the independent analysis underpinning Labour’s green targets, said growing international competition for low-carbon investment from the US and EU could leave the UK lagging in the global race for low-carbon energy.