Is Britain on track for a zero-carbon power sector in six years?

By Andrew Crossland, Associate Professor in Practice, Durham University, Durham University
Jon Gluyas, Professor of Geoenergy, Carbon Capture and Storage, Durham University

Labour won the 2024 general election with a promise to make the UK “a clean energy superpower”. Part of that vision is the creation of Great British Energy, a public company that will strive to achieve zero-carbon electricity production by 2030 (just over one parliamentary term away).

Achieving this target will be a symbolic step towards addressing the complex challenges of climate change. Decarbonisation will require most of the economy to be run on electricity,…

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