Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what level of low carbon produced electricity they expect to be required by 2050.
It is likely that electricity demand will grow significantly by 2050 as other sectors of the economy such as transport and heat are electrified, potentially doubling from today’s levels. In order to meet this increasing demand, whilst reducing emissions to low levels, there will need to be a substantial increase in low carbon generation – the Committee on Climate Change estimate a four-fold increase may be needed.
The forthcoming Energy White Paper will address the transformation of our energy system in the context of delivering net-zero by 2050.