This report addresses the UK’s commitment to increase the amount of renewable energy we produce to 15 per cent of energy demand by 2020. It examines the scale and nature of opportunities and challenges we face, the reasons for slow progress to date, and proposes additional policies to increase the chances that the 15 per cent target will be met.
These policies would also help to ensure that the 15 per cent target is not a destination, but a staging post on the way to a greater share of renewables beyond 2020.