A new report from the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has called on the UK government to set clear expectations for electricity firms and other key infrastructure providers to maintain service during extreme events.
While there are now clear, long term goals in place across most infrastructure areas, there has been slow progress in others such as electric vehicle charging and heat pumps, the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has found.
The rollout of heat pumps, the number of electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints and renewable generation have all been identified as key issues for meeting the challenges posed by climate change.
Measures to improve the UK's green infrastructure - including the creation of a UK infrastructure bank, a ramping up of electric vehicle policy and funding for hydrogen and carbon capture and storage - have been detailed by the government.
The CCC's 2020 progress report highlights the "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity of a low carbon recovery from COVID-19. Here the industry responds to the report's findings.
The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has proposed a new framework for resilience should be implemented across the nation’s economic infrastructure as it has a "duty to prepare."
The Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme should be expanded, the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has recommended as one of a number of measures to strengthen confidence in the economy.
