Debates between Alex Barros-Curtis and Ed Miliband during the 2024 Parliament

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Debate between Alex Barros-Curtis and Ed Miliband
Tuesday 8th October 2024

(2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alex Barros-Curtis Portrait Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West) (Lab)
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8. What recent progress he has made on meeting his target to have a zero carbon electricity system by 2030.

Ed Miliband Portrait The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Ed Miliband)
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In 12 weeks, this Government have hit the ground running for our 2030 target by ending the onshore wind ban in place for nine years under the Conservative party, consenting to more nationally significant solar projects than in 14 years of the last Government, and overseeing the most successful renewables auction in history compared with the Conservatives’ disastrous auction round that crashed offshore wind. This is a Government in a hurry to meet our mandate from the British people, and we are just getting started.

Ed Miliband Portrait Ed Miliband
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right about the importance of both rooftop solar and ground-mounted solar. I can tell him that, as part of Great British Energy’s plans, we want to work with local schools, local hospitals and, indeed, local leaders to have a solar panels programme, because this is a way to rapidly decarbonise and to save money off bills.

Alex Barros-Curtis Portrait Mr Barros-Curtis
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I thank the Secretary of State for that answer. Cantonian high school in my constituency of Cardiff West will be the first Cardiff school to be operationally net zero in line with Welsh Government standards, while the building work itself will feature a significant reduction in embodied carbon. Fairwater community campus will be a collection of highly energy-efficient buildings that are powered from renewable energy sources, helping Cardiff to deliver on its One Planet strategy, which outlines the city’s ambition to mitigate climate change. Will the Secretary of State join me in celebrating the development, and agree with me that this sort of collaborative vision is required to deliver on our net zero commitments both here and in Wales?