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Climate change: Green energy barriers ‘threaten’ net zero goal
Problems starting more green energy schemes in เกมสล็อต Wales need to be urgently addressed if climate change targets are to be met, senior MPs have said.
Access to funding, skilled workers and space on power lines are all slowing a shift towards renewable energy.
Parliament’s Welsh Affairs Committee wants a specific action plan from UK ministers.
The UK government said it had invested heavily in “bold plans for renewables” across the UK.
The Welsh government has set a target for net zero emissions by 2050, but said it needed UK government support to achieve this.
The cross-party committee said, with an abundance of wind and rain and sea on three sides, Wales could be a leader in generating clean energy as coal and gas stations are replaced.
As of 2019, there were 72,834 renewable energy projects in operation – 3,841 more than in 2018.
However, they account for only 26.9% of Wales’ overall electricity generation, compared to 61.1% in Scotland, 44.6% in Northern Ireland and 33% in England.
MPs fear renewable energy firms may bypass Wales if barriers are not addressed.
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