Environment Committee: Renewable energy
Channel: London Assembly
Date: 2022-07-19

Most of London’s energy requirements are met by gas or electricity, with heat and hot water needs supplied by the gas grid and boilers, and electricity supplied by the electricity grid, which is usually generated in power stations outside the capital.

London faces a number of challenges in increasing its share of energy supply from renewable energy sources and the Mayor has stated that the pandemic and the war in Ukraine have exacerbated global energy prices, and have made it more challenging to procure long-term energy contracts.

So how is the Mayor addressing these challenges? What more should the Mayor do to help transition the city and Londoners’ homes and businesses towards renewable energy in order to meet Net Zero?

Watch the London Assembly Environment Committee discuss this.The guests are:

Catherine Barber, Assistant Director, Environment and Energy, Greater London Authority (GLA)
Chetan Lad, Interim Head of Energy, GLA
Dale Vince OBE, Founder, Ecotricity
Syed Ahmed OBE, Director, Energy for London