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Energy Supply: Carbon Emissions

Commons · Question 29055 · Tabled 5 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 14 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an estimate of the proportion of grid decarboinsation that will be achieved via reduced energy usage before 2030.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 14 Feb 2025

The Government expects overall grid demand to rise by 2030 as we electrify transport, heating, industry, and other sectors. The Government has committed to funding energy efficiency improvements in existing building stock which will make heating homes che...