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'Our seas hold immense potential': PM unveils £160m offshore wind investment

Business Green

Boris Johnson is set to cast a major vote of confidence in the UK's flourishing offshore wind sector tomorrow in a bid to help the country "build back greener", confirming a higher target for 40GW of capacity by 2030, backed by £160m investment towards state-of-the-art turbine manufacturing.

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'Our seas hold immense potential': PM pledges to power all UK homes with offshore wind by 2030

Business Green

Boris Johnson trails first stage in '10-point plan' for a green industrial revolution, as government confirms new £160m wind turbine manufacturing investment. So we are committing to new ambitious targets and investment into wind power to accelerate our progress towards net zero emissions by 2050.

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Boris Johnson: 'We are progressing with gale force speed on the green economy'

Business Green

Prime Minister takes swipe at 'people used to sneer at wind power 20 years ago' in speech that majors on green economy ambitions. The long-awaited Energy White Paper setting out the government's road map to net zero power and heating is also thought to be imminent. Well, they forgot the history of this country. "But

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Left in the cold: Why UK homes are still hundreds of years off schedule for delivering net zero emissions

Business Green

The government is expected to finally publish its long-awaited Energy White Paper in the coming weeks, and hopes are building that it will map out a clearer direction for the journey towards net zero heating and electricity. For heat decarbonisation to succeed, every renewable solution we have must be able to play its part.".

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'He muffed it': Green economy reacts to Rishi Sunak's first Spending Review

Business Green

Chancellor Rishi Sunak today reiterated the Treasury's commitment to delivering on the UK's net zero emissions goal, announcing plans for a new National Infrastructure Bank, record investment in new infrastructure and R&D projects, and changes to how the government assesses spending decisions in light of escalating climate risks.