Plugged In: the energy news podcast
Plugged In: the energy news podcast
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Can Britain Still Deliver Net Zero? Chris Stark on “ungumming the system” and the UK's Energy Future
33 minutes Posted Jun 25, 2026 at 5:00 am.
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Send us your thoughts! The UK has set one of the most ambitious energy targets in Europe: a fully clean power system by 2030. But achieving it will require a transformation of the country's electricity network, unprecedented levels of renewable investment, and difficult political and regulatory decisions. Recorded in Whitehall, Richard Sverrisson sits down with Chris Stark, Head of UK’s Mission for Clean Power, UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, to discuss whether the country is ...