Progress for renewable heat and transport 2020 targets examined

• Inquiry: 2020 renewable heat and transport targets
• Energy and Climate Change Committee

Witnesses

Tuesday 28 June 2016, Committee Room 5, Palace of Westminster

At 9.45am

• Dr Nina Skorupska, Chief Executive, Renewable Energy Association
• Dr Jonathan Scurlock, Chief Adviser, Renewable Energy and Climate Change, National Farmers Union
• Hugh Tucker, Technical Director, UK Petroleum Industry Association

At 10.45am

• Stewart Reid, Head of Asset Management and Innovation, SSE
• David Manning, Director of Stakeholder Relations, SGN
• Dale Vince, CEO, Ecotricity

Purpose of session

This session will explore a number of themes, including:

• Whole systems approaches to the 2020 targets
• Progress towards the 2020 target for renewable transport fuels
• Sustainability of biofuels
• The impact of the electrification of heat and transport on the UK's grid infrastructure
• The role of green gas in meeting the 2020 targets

Further information

• About Parliament: Select committees
• Visiting Parliament: Watch committees

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