Standing by renewables

摘要

We must make the argument for renewables based on economic growth. We have seen £29bn of investment in renewables since 2010 alone; and electricity from renewable sources has more than doubled since 2010. Renewable power generation and renewable investment are both set to keep on growing; average annual investment has doubled this Parliament, compared to the last. We are attracting more new-build renewables asset finance than any other country in Europe - behind only China and the US globally. With this kind of momentum, I am confident that by 2020 we will more than meet our objective to supply at least 30 per cent of our electricity needs from renewables.