The Labour government came to power with a bold agenda to create a clean electricity system by 2030 to help make Great Britain a green energy superpower.
This week its vision has found a route towards becoming a reality in an independent report from the National Energy System Operator (Neso). The system operator’s twin pathways may help to assuage the sceptics: it found that the government’s clean power plan is technically possible by the end of the decade – but only if urgent action is taken to speed up Britain’s green agenda.
Here’s what Britain’s energy system could look like in 2030.