We recognise that the inclusion of specific targets for the delivery of renewable energy infrastructure within the NPS would provide a clear indication of the Government’s intention to deliver net zero—and give practical application to this principle within the planning process. We acknowledge the Minister’s response that the Government’s targets for specific technologies are set out elsewhere, and that the purpose of updating the NPS was to bring the planning framework in line with those tar...

We recognise that the inclusion of specific targets for the delivery of renewable energy infrastructure within the NPS would provide a clear indication of the Government’s intention to deliver net zero—and give practical application to this principle within the planning process. We acknowledge the Minister’s response that the Government’s targets for specific technologies are set out elsewhere, and that the purpose of updating the NPS was to bring the planning framework in line with those targets. Type: conclusion | Number: 4 | Paragraph: 30 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: We have updated the draft EN-1 to reflect the BESS, Net Zero Strategy, Hydrogen Strategy, and government’s ambitions for Hydrogen and Carbon Capture Use and Storage (CCUS). CCUS and Hydrogen are nascent technologies in the early stages of development and for this reason we do not want the NSIP regim