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Briefings

Recent government announcements for the energy sector

8 April 2022

In a race to ensure it is on track to meet its net zero targets by 2050, the Government has announced the publication of its new British Energy Security Strategy and its intention to create a Future Systems Operator to oversee the UK energy system. Both announcements aim to assist the UK in meeting net zero targets whilst also increasing the security and resilience of Britain's energy supply. We provide our initial analysis of both announcements in this briefing.

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