By Trevor Hutchings

For over 20 years, UK’s politicians have been aligned on the need to ensure energy security and on tackle climate change, with 2019’s commitment to net zero a milestone moment.

Consensus builds certainty. It’s against this backdrop the UK has surged forward in the race for clean power, with renewables now supplying over half our electricity. The UK’s green economy is growing ten times faster than the national average, and we’re a respected leader on the world stage.

With Reform UK’s vow to block new renewable energy projects and the Conservatives’ pledge to repeal the Climate Change Act, this era of consensus is over.

For businesses, including the more than 400 I work for every day, this is a worrying development. Most large British companies have net-zero policies, and the vast majority say they need more commitment on this, not less.

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