Liz Truss during the Conservative party leadership hustings event in Cardiff. Photo by Shutterstock
Responding to the news of Liz Truss winning the Conservative leadership race, the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) has called on the new Prime Minister to accelerate renewable energy deployment.
Dr Nina Skorupska CBE, Chief Executive of the REA, said:
“We welcome the new Prime Minister to her role and look forward to working with her closely to deliver the solutions to the energy crisis.
“We have been clear for some time – there needs to be substantive upfront support for households and businesses for the bills they will be required to pay, to help them get through an incredibly challenging winter.
“However, the root cause of the problem – the reliance on price volatile fossil fuels, particularly gas – needs to be tackled in parallel. That means accelerating the deployment of renewable energy; making homes and buildings more energy efficient; and providing real proactivity and focus to deliver well designed market reforms to protect consumers from the prices being seen in international fossil fuel markets.
“As we have warned throughout the leadership contest, knee jerk and ill-thought out cuts to renewable energy investment schemes will simply store up problems for the future, and save relatively little in the short-term. To deliver an energy future that is independent, secure and stable, we need to accelerate renewable energy deployment. That is how we solve this crisis.”
