Tackling Climate Change

Part of Cop26 – in the House of Commons at on 20 April 2022.

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Photo of Alok Sharma Alok Sharma Minister without Portfolio , COP26 President (Cabinet Office)

I certainly agree that we need to do more in terms of renewables, which is what the energy security strategy is all about. We already have 14 GW deployed throughout the country and there is another 5.8 GW in the pipeline. On future developments, we have said that we want to work in partnership with supportive communities that will host new onshore wind farms, and in return they will enjoy such benefits as local energy discounts.