Tuesday 6th May 2025

(2 days, 19 hours ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Portrait Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab)
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My noble friend is right about AI; that was one of the main points raised in the Tony Blair Institute report, which was raised earlier. We are giving long-duration energy storage a great deal of attention.

Lord Trees Portrait Lord Trees (CB)
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My Lords, according to National Grid: Live, we are currently relying on interconnectors from Europe for 25% of our energy. Apart from the cost of importing that energy, how much assurance do we have that that electricity comes, and will come, from decarbonised generating capacity?

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Portrait Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab)
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My Lords, interconnectors are very important for our energy security. As we move towards a low-carbon world, we will wish for that supply to be as low-carbon as possible. This will reflect on progress made in other countries, but it is also in relation to the alignment of carbon trading systems. I hope we will be able to make progress on that in the next few months.