Can the UK deliver clean power by 2030?

Clean Energy Pod

On this episode of the Clean Energy Pod, we discuss whether the UK Government's clean power mission by 2030 is possible. We are joined by Professor Keith Bell, Holder of the ScottishPower Chair in Future Power Systems at the University of Strathclyde, a co-Director of the UK Energy Research Centre and a member of the UK Government's Climate Change Committee.
We're making progress, but are we moving fast enough to meet our 2030 climate change targets? Professor Bell shares with us whether he thinks the Government's target is achievable, and what the UK would need to do to deliver clean power by 2030.
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Chapter

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. What does clean power mean? (00:00:32)

3. What will 2030's energy system look like? (00:04:19)

4. Why can't power lines go underground? (00:05:36)

5. How do we back up renewable power? (00:11:10)

6. How can households help meet electricity demand? (00:12:12)

7. Is clean power by 2030 possible? (00:14:13)

8. What is the Climate Change Committee (CCC)? (00:17:07)

9. Is the UK making good progress on decarbonisation? (00:18:27)

10. What should the UK government focus on to deliver clean power? (00:19:58)

11. What global impact can the UK have on climate change? (00:22:52)

12. Is Professor Bell optimistic about reaching net zero? (00:26:27)