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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jillian Ambrose

UK’s clean electricity growing too slowly to meet climate targets, report says

A row of wind turbines in roadside fields
The UK is expected to reach 148GW of renewable electricity by 2035, according to the system operator, but will need 170-190GW to meet its climate targets. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

Britain is expected to fall short of the progress needed to meet its climate targets over the next decade because it is not growing its supply of clean electricity quickly enough, according to the government’s energy system operator.

The latest 10-year forecast of Britain’s carbon emissions by the government-owned body has revealed that by 2035 the UK will be producing almost a third more carbon emissions than in scenarios where it is on track to meet its legally binding climate targets by 2050.

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