As the world looks to recover from the impact of coronavirus on lives, livelihoods, and economies, the UK has the chance to build back better: to invest in making the UK a global leader in green technologies. This ten point plan focuses on increasing ambition in the following areas:
- Advancing offshore wind
- Driving the growth of low carbon hydrogen
- Delivering new and advanced nuclear power
- Accelerating the shift to zero emission vehicles
- Green public transport, cycling, and walking
- ‘Jet zero’ and green ships
- Greener buildings
- Investing in carbon capture, usage, and storage
- Protecting the natural environment
- Green finance and innovation
The plan will mobilise £12 billion of government investment, and potentially three times as much from the private sector, to create and support up to 250,000 green jobs.