Plans announced in the Autumn Statement will reduce grid connection time from five years to six months and halve the time it takes to build high-voltage power lines.
Commitment to new oil fields overshadows the Energy Act, which was intended to create a hydrogen business model and introduce a licensing framework for CO2 transport and storage.
Expert Opinion: Net zero lacks the economic momentum of previous industrial revolutions — but a bigger societal push could make it unstoppable, says strategy expert Johann Franke.