Keir Starmer's new government talked a lot about energy in the election campaign, and has already made a slew of announcements this week. Sky News breaks down the top commitments, and why they will be harder than they sound.
The Labour government was elected with a hefty green mandate to build out clean energy and tackle climate change. The endorsement/sanction is bolstered by the electoral success of the Green Party and Lib Dems - which both campaigned on green issues - and the failure of the Tories' strategy to talk down climate action. This week the new Energy Secretary Ed Miliband committed to six priorities. Here's why they are harder to achieve than they sound.
6bn over the next parliament - double the existing planned investment - to upgrade five million homes with things like insulation and solar panels that reduce energy demand and bills. Changes are much needed because Britain's housing stock is old, draughty and mouldy. The challenge But the cash in its Warm Homes Plan is less than the initial £6bn a year promised to insulate 19 million homes over a decade. Insulation is not sexy and a tough one to crack.
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