The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) has published a strategy outlining measures that need to be taken to deliver net zero and support the UK’s economic recovery.
REA’s ‘Strategy for Renewable Energy and Clean Technologies’ comprises several targets.
These include that by the end of 2022, more than 50% of electricity generation will be provided by renewables – this figure will reach 100% by 2032.
It also believes that the majority of energy demand for the heat and transport sectors could be met from renewable and clean technologies by 2035
The association forecasts that 200,000 new jobs could be created in the renewable energy and clean technology sector by 2035 potentially.
REA said that in order for these targets to be met, a number of barriers will have to be removed.
“For the green industry to thrive, it needs a clear route to market, a fit for purpose grid network and a wide mix of technologies,” said the trade body.
REA CEO Nina Skorupska (pictured) said: “The UK’s energy system is in the midst of the largest transformation for generations, moving towards the legally-binding 2050 Net Zero target for greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
“The change required over the next three decades is on a par to that experienced during the industrial revolution; affecting people’s homes, businesses and the very fabric of the nation.
“With COP26 on the horizon, the government has an opportunity to make a bold statement – this strategy not only sets out several necessary and achievable targets, but it also provides the solutions to removing the barriers which could prevent those targets being met.”