The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has written an open letter to the UK government asking for clarity on its policy for advancing small modular reactors (SMR).
While the stretched renewable generation targets are welcome, there needs to be a greater focus on the potential of onshore wind to be rolled out rapidly in the short term, the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has stated.
Government departments “lack a central coordination function to deliver green jobs”, the Environmental Audit Committee has said following the publication of the government’s response to its Green Jobs report.
The UK is missing opportunities to seize growth in green industries as a result of government policy and a growing knowledge and skills gap, a new report has found.