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The Clean Growth StrategyLeading the way to a low carbon futurePresented to Parliament pursuant to Sections 12 and 14 of the Climate Change Act 2008 Amended April 2018 from the version laid before Parliament in October 2017 October 2017 The Clean Growth Strategy can be found on the BEIS section of : Crown copyright 2017 You may re-use this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to us at Clean Growth Strategy Leading the way to a low carbon future4 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyAmendments to the version laid before Parliament in October 2017 The following corrections have been made:p122, p142: The unit label for the metric Biodegradable waste sent to landfill has been corrected to read Million Tonnes.

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1 The Clean Growth StrategyLeading the way to a low carbon futurePresented to Parliament pursuant to Sections 12 and 14 of the Climate Change Act 2008 Amended April 2018 from the version laid before Parliament in October 2017 October 2017 The Clean Growth Strategy can be found on the BEIS section of : Crown copyright 2017 You may re-use this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to us at Clean Growth Strategy Leading the way to a low carbon future4 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyAmendments to the version laid before Parliament in October 2017 The following corrections have been made:p122, p142: The unit label for the metric Biodegradable waste sent to landfill has been corrected to read Million Tonnes.

2 P156: The text (in real 2016 prices) has been : Three values in table 11 have been few other minor typographic errors have also been Clean Growth StrategyContentsExecutive Summary ..5 Key Policies and Proposals in the Strategy ..12 Chapter 1: UK Leadership and Progress ..20 Chapter 2: The Opportunities and Challenges ..30 Chapter 3: Our Clean Growth Strategy ..46 Chapter 4: Sectors ..60 Improving Business and Industry Efficiency and Supporting Clean Growth ..61 Improving Our Homes ..72 Accelerating the Shift to Low Carbon Transport ..83 Delivering Clean , Smart, Flexible Power ..93 Enhancing the Benefits and Value of Our Natural Resources ..102 Leading in the Public Sector ..113 Chapter 5: Next Steps .. for Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyForeword from the Prime MinisterThis Government is determined to leave our natural environment in a better condition than we found it.

3 Clean Growth is not an option, but a duty we owe to the next generation, and economic Growth has to go hand-in-hand with greater protection for our forests and beaches, Clean air and places of outstanding natural beauty. There is no conflict between this aspiration and our plan to create an economy that works for everyone. But to do this we need a clear Strategy that brings Government, business and society together. This Strategy sets out the action we will take to cut emissions, increase efficiency, and help lower the amount consumers and businesses spend on energy across the country. The United Kingdom has a proud record in this field. Britain was one of the first countries to recognise the challenge posed by climate change and we have led the world in taking action to reduce carbon emissions.

4 Our investment in green energy has seen Britain produce record amounts of renewably-generated electricity. On the world stage, we were instrumental in driving through the landmark Paris Agreement. Protecting our environment for the next generation also benefits our wider economic prosperity. The UK has helped new green industries to develop which have brought jobs and Growth , even as we have taken decisive action to protect the world around us. In this document, we set out the actions we are taking to put Clean Growth at the centre of our modern Industrial Strategy : changing the way we heat our homes, power our cars, and run our electricity grid. But we cannot achieve this through Government action alone. We must harness the ingenuity and determination of all our people and businesses across the country if we are to build a better, greener Britain.

5 The Government will help British businesses and entrepreneurs to seize the opportunities which the global low carbon economy presents, from electric vehicles to offshore wind. Success in this mission will improve our quality of life and increase our economic prosperity. It will mean cleaner air, lower energy bills, greater economic security and a natural environment protected and enhanced for the future. 3 The Clean Growth StrategySeizing the Clean Growth opportunityThe move to cleaner economic Growth is one of the greatest industrial opportunities of our time. This Strategy will ensure Britain is ready to seize that modern Industrial Strategy is about increasing the earning power of people in every part of the country.

6 We need to do that while not just protecting, but improving the environment on which our economic success depends. In short, we need higher Growth with lower carbon emissions. This approach is at the heart of our Strategy for Clean Growth . The opportunity for people and business across the country is huge. The low carbon economy could grow 11 per cent per year between 2015 and 2030, four times faster than the projected Growth of the economy as a is spread across a large number of sectors: from low cost, low carbon power generators to more efficient farms; from innovators creating better batteries to the factories putting them in less polluting cars; from builders improving our homes so they are cheaper to run to helping businesses become more Growth will not just be seen in the UK.

7 Following the success of the Paris Agreement, where Britain played such an important role in securing the landmark deal, the transition to a global low carbon economy is gathering momentum. We want the UK to capture every economic opportunity it can from this global shift in technologies and services. Our approach to Clean Growth is an important element of our modern Industrial Strategy : building on the UK s strengths; improving productivity across the country; and ensuring we are the best place for innovators and new businesses to start up and good example of this is offshore wind, where costs have halved in just a few years. A combination of sustained commitment across different Governments and targeted public sector innovation support, harnessing the expertise of UK engineers working in offshore conditions and private sector ingenuity, has created the conditions for a new industry to flourish, while cutting emissions.

8 We need to replicate this success in sectors across our Strategy delivers on the challenge that Britain embraced when Parliament passed the Climate Change Act. If we get it right, we will not just deliver reduced emissions, but also cleaner air, lower energy bills for households and businesses, an enhanced natural environment, good jobs and industrial opportunity. It is an opportunity we will seize. Greg ClarkSecretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy4 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyExecutive Summary5 The Clean Growth StrategyClean Growth means growing our national income while cutting greenhouse gas emissions1. Achieving Clean Growth , while ensuring an affordable energy supply for businesses and consumers, is at the heart of the UK s Industrial Strategy .

9 It will increase our productivity, create good jobs, boost earning power for people right across the country, and help protect the climate and environment upon which we and future generations depend. UK Leadership and Progress Our Strategy for Clean Growth starts from a position of strength. The UK was one of the first countries to recognise and act on the economic and security threats of climate change. The Climate Change Act, passed in 2008, committed the UK to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80 per cent by 2050 when compared to 1990 levels, through a process of setting five year caps on greenhouse gas emissions termed Carbon Budgets . This approach has now been used as a model for action across the world, and is mirrored by the United Nations Paris Agreement.

10 We have been among the most successful countries in the developed world in growing our economy while reducing emissions. Since 1990, we have cut emissions by 42 per cent2 while our economy has grown by two thirds3. This means that we have reduced emissions faster than any other G7 nation, while leading the G7 group of countries in Growth in national income over this progress has meant that we have outperformed the target emissions reductions of our first carbon budget (2008 to 2012) by one per cent5 and we project that we will outperform against our second and third budgets, covering the years 2013 to 2022, by almost five per cent and four per cent respectively6. Our economy is expected to grow by 12 per cent over that time7.