United Kingdom

Responses

Adaptation Mitigation

Sectors

Economy-wide Energy Rural Transport Urban

Instruments

Direct Investment

Provision of climate funds

Governance

Processes, plans and strategies

Information

Research & Development, knowledge generation

Keywords

Hydrogen covid19 infrastructure 5 G

National Infrastructure Strategy

Executive

Strategy

Passed in 2020

This strategy notably aims to enhance the country infrastructures' quality and to enable the overall net zero emissions goal by 2050. It defines how the government will boost growth and productivity across the Union.

The document states that the country will 1) keep decarbonising its power, heat and transport networks while enhancing its adaptation capabilities, 2) support private investment alongside the Energy White Paper, 3) reform the planning system to improve its functioning and speed, and 4) focuses on technology to transform its economy, from electric vehicles, to hydrogen heating systems and 5G.

Documents

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