Energy Industry Trade Body Chief to Head UKs Climate Watchdog

Energy Industry Trade Body Chief to Head UKs Climate Watchdog

{Earth and Leaf Editorial}

Emma Pinchbeck used to work for Energy UK.  Is this a good appointment?  The jury is out.  Her predecessor Chris Stark was excellent.  He constantly criticised government, in other words he did his job effectively, but was moved to resign when the government rolled back on climate policy.

Lets wait and see.

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Energy Industry Trade Body Chief to Head UKs Climate Watchdog

The government’s official climate watchdog has appointed the head of the energy industry’s trade association to lead its work helping to drive the UK’s emissions to net zero by 2050.

Emma Pinchbeck, the head of Energy UK, will take up the role of chief executive of the Climate Change Committee (CCC) from early next month after four years at the helm of the trade association.

The former deputy of RenewableUK will replace Chris Stark, who was appointed to lead the government’s “mission control centre” on clean energy, a Covid vaccine-style taskforce aimed at delivering clean and cheaper power by 2030.

Pinchbeck was tapped for the role earlier this year and told the Guardian in August that “change can be quite frightening” for rural communities likely to host renewable energy infrastructure.

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