Labour has a five-point plan for energy sustainability and security, paid for by our Climate Investment Pledge. This plan will drive down bills in the long-term, deliver energy security and sovereignty for Britain, support good jobs in every region of the country, and tackle the climate emergency.

Energy efficiency revolution

• We will give devolved administrations the power and the resources to bring every home in their area up to EPC standard C or higher within a decade.
• Our national plan to upgrade 19 million homes would:
• Save families an average of over £1,000 a year off their energy bills
• Cut national gas imports by up to 15 per cent
• Support 500,000 jobs over the next 5 years

Double our onshore wind capacity

• We will establish a clear and ambitious target to more than double the current capacity to target to 30GW of onshore capacity by 2030, adding £45bn to the UK economy and creating 27,000 high quality jobs.
• Bring forward planning reform in England, so that projects that are consistent with the UK’s energy needs and command local support can go ahead.

Double our offshore wind capacity

• Double the national target for offshore wind production, taking fixed offshore wind to over 60GW by 2035 and floating to at least 15GW by 2035.
• End the offshoring of offshore jobs with a Buy British policy, raising the requirements for domestic content so jobs go to communities in places such as Scotland and the North East rather than overseas.

Commit to new solar, tidal and hydrogen

• Triple our solar power with a target of 40GW by 2030 in a mix of rooftop and larger field solar.
• Harness the UK’s marine power potential, by returning to the case for a tidal lagoon pathfinder project, as recommended in the Hendry Review.
• Raise the ambition stated in the Hydrogen Strategy for the UK’s hydrogen economy.

End the delay on nuclear power

• Bring forward the deadline for a Final Investment Decision on Sizewell C to the end of 2022, rather than waiting until the end of this Parliament.
• Drive forward the development of Small Modular Reactors over the rest of this Parliament.