US EditionMore people buying electric cars and heat pumps than ever before
- The number of electric vehicles on UK roads has nearly doubled in the last two years, with about 20% of new cars sold in 2024 being electric, and the adoption of heat pumps is also rising faster than before.
- This surge follows government grants and planning rule relaxations aimed at encouraging clean technology uptake to help reach net zero by 2050.
- While greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by over half since 1990 due to replacing fossil fuels with renewables, electricity costs remain high mostly because of rising wholesale gas prices.
- Energy Secretary Ed Miliband emphasized that achieving lasting reductions in energy costs depends on the UK establishing itself as a leader in clean energy, while expert Adam Bell estimates this transition could lower average household bills by around £200 annually, with an estimated government expenditure of £6 billion per year.
- The Climate Change Committee stresses that lowering electricity costs is essential to accelerate clean technology adoption and that the UK can absolutely meet its net zero target by 2050.
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Electric cars and heat pumps making progress, UK climate advisers say - EnviroLink Network
3 hours agoShareSaveMark PoyntingClimate reporter, BBC NewsShareSaveGetty ImagesMore people are buying electric cars and installing heat pumps than ever before, but those numbers need to increase even further, according to the government's climate advisers.The independent Climate Change Committee said that the government needed to make sure that households benefit from the switch to cleaner technologies
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