We recommend that the Government take steps to ensure that decarbonisation, alongside energy security, is at the forefront of all energy discussions. Decarbonisation of the energy system must be established as strategic Government priority, informing clear and unambiguous direction to the industry. The British Energy Security Strategy should be revisited to provide this direction as well as reinforce the intertwined nature of decarbonisation and energy security.

We recommend that the Government take steps to ensure that decarbonisation, alongside energy security, is at the forefront of all energy discussions. Decarbonisation of the energy system must be established as strategic Government priority, informing clear and unambiguous direction to the industry. The British Energy Security Strategy should be revisited to provide this direction as well as reinforce the intertwined nature of decarbonisation and energy security. Type: recommendation | Number: 52 | Paragraph: 175 | Response status: accepted Government response: The answers to the challenges around energy security, affordability and sustainability point in the same direction–clean energy. This is why making Britain a clean energy superpower is one of the five defining missions of the Government, and as part of that we are aiming for Clean Power by 2030. We