UK Should Drop 2030 Clean Power Goal, Tony Blair Institute Says

The UK should row back on its flagship goal to decarbonize its electricity supply by 2030 and replace it with more gradual strategy focused on keeping down costs, according to a report from the Tony Blair Institute.

It’s the latest criticism of a central tenet of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s ambitious clean energy strategy as Britain’s cross-party consensus on climate action crumbles. Opposition parties the Conservatives and Reform are pledging to abandon the quest for net zero and roll back decades-old environmental legislation, arguing that it’s too costly.