Report from UK’s Committee on Climate Change

I try to follow some of the international news scene on renewables, as well as what’s happening (or not happening) here, domestically. The common thread to most of this is that a great deal of the rest of the world has long since stopped bickering about climate change, and is actively embracing substantive actions to deal with its realities.

Earlier today, the UK’s Committee on Climate Change reported that renewable energy should “make a major contribution to decarbonising the UK economy over the next decades. (They) conclude that a renewable energy share of around 30% by 2030 would be appropriate, with scope for a higher share (e.g. up to 45%) depending on the extent to which renewable technology costs fall and possible constraints on deployment of low-carbon alternatives.”

Rather than moaning and calling one another names, the UK seems excited about the 50,000 new jobs that will be created as they build out a huge commitment to offshore wind.  They seem strangely united behind a cause. Go figure.