NEWS UK misses target on renewables
l Figures confirm doubts over targets, says report from energy foundation
The UK failed to reach its 10% renewable electricity target for 2010, producing just 6.5% of electricity from renewable sources, despite a subsidy to renewable generators of £5bn during the previous eight years. The Renewable Energy Foundation
(REF), which published an information note commenting on data from DECC and Ofgem, says the figures confirm long-standing doubts over the UK’s future targets. John Constable, director of policy and research for REF, said: ‘The EU’s renewable targets have long been known to lack credibility and clarity of purpose. ‘The UK results we are publishing today
show that, in spite of very high costs to consumers, the 2010 target has been missed by a large margin and the EU 2020 target is plainly beyond reach. ‘The counterproductive target-led renewable
policy agenda to 2020 has now reached the end of the road, and should be replaced with a more
feasible and reasoned strategy,’ Constable said. Meanwhile, the Carbon Trust has released
figures suggesting that the UK is poised to grab a 10% share of the global offshore wind market – a sector set to grow by 10%. The report stated that the industry could contribute a total of £100bn to the UK’s finances between 2010 and 2050 – as well as creating 230,000 jobs in that time.
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