‘Half-baked, half-hearted’: critics ridicule UK’s long-awaited climate strategy

UK’s 1,000-page plan criticised as doing ‘little to boost energy security, lower bills or meet climate goals’

• UK gambles on carbon capture and storage tech

The UK’s new energy plan unveiled on Thursday is a missed opportunity full of “half-baked, half-hearted” policies that do not go far enough to power Britain’s climate goals, according to green business groups and academics.

The 1,000 page strategy has been criticised by many within Britain’s green sectors who fear the country could surrender its leading role in climate action because of the government’s “business-as-usual” approach to delivering green investments.