Grade Booster student workshops are back in cinemas for 2022. Learn more

Home
Subjects
Shop Courses Live Jobs board
Account Shopping cart Logout

Economics

Economics
Explore
Blog Reference library Collections Shop

Study Notes

Policies to encourage Renewable Energy

Level:
GCSE, AS, A Level, IB
Board:
AQA, Edexcel, OCR, IB, Eduqas, WJEC
Share:

Here is a summary of interventions / strategies to encourage an expansion in the supply-side capacity of the UK renewable energy industry.

Renewable energy in the UK
Renewable Energy 101

Policies include:

  1. Minimum carbon price floor for emissions trading
  2. Feed in tariff schemes for solar and biomass
  3. Regulating emissions limits for power plants
  4. Relaxation of planning restrictions for onshore wind farms
  5. Interest-free loans for purchase of renewable energy equipment
  6. Regulations requiring new homes to have solar panels installed (introduced in California in 2018)
California issues mandate requiring new homes to install solar panels
California's Plan to Get to 100 Percent Clean Energy
Share:

Boston House,
214 High Street,
Boston Spa,
West Yorkshire,
LS23 6AD

Tel: +44 0844 800 0085

© 2022 Tutor2u Limited. Company Reg no: 04489574. VAT reg no 816865400.

Back to top