New inquiry: Building support for the energy transition

• New inquiry: Building support for the energy transition

The ability of the Government to make difficult decisions and change the way in which energy is generated and used in the UK will depend on being able to bring people along with it.   

A vocal opposition to ‘net zero’ - including the energy transition - has grown in strength, political consensus has fractured and with it potentially the will to carry it through.

 The Committee is launching a new inquiry to assess whether the Government is communicating effectively so the public has the same understanding of the objectives and benefits of the transition.

The Committee is now inviting evidence on any or all of the following questions by close of April 6:

• Has the Government properly explained the benefits of the energy transition to the public? 
• Is there a clear understanding of the benefits of the energy transition to householders and businesses?
• Is there a need for public campaigns to counter the anti- low carbon narrative?
• How should the Government be more positively engaging the public with this goal? 

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