The UK should back renewables and support only one more nuclear plant after Hinkley Point C before 2025, because renewable energy is the safest bet for a low-cost energy system for Britain in the long-term, the National Infrastructure Commission—an independent advisory group set up in 2015 to give recommendations to the UK government—said in its first report on Tuesday. “Britain has a ‘golden opportunity’ to switch to greener ways of providing energy to homes and businesses without increasing bills – but only if Ministers act now to make the most of it,” the Commission said in its National Infrastructure Assessment. According to the report, the UK could make the switch to low-carbon and renewable sources for both the country’s power and heating, combined with a move towards electric vehicles by 2050, without the customers having to pay more in real terms for their energy than they pay today. In […]