Quakers dismayed by energy strategy
‘The fastest, cheapest route to ending the fossil fuel era is massive investment in wind and solar, alongside mass home insulation to reduce energy demand.’
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has said it is dismayed by the government’s British Energy Security Strategy published earlier this month.
It said. ‘In the week when the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has set out how the world can avert climate catastrophe, we are dismayed to see the UK government disregarding its recommendations.’
BYM said there is no role for oil and gas in a safe future and called for more renewable energies and to reduce energy demand. ‘The fastest, cheapest route to ending the fossil fuel era is massive investment in wind and solar, alongside mass home insulation to reduce energy demand.’
Many environmental groups also heavily criticised the strategy for ringfencing no new money for home energy efficiency, and sidelining onshore wind despite its popularity with the UK public.
BYM also pointed out that the strategy ‘does not address high energy prices which are leaving so many in poverty’ and added: ‘Investment in energy efficiency and renewables is the best way to address the root causes of fuel poverty in the UK.’
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