Labour admits ministers should not be 'beholden' to targets as 2030 clean energy target in doubt

“Labour admits ministers should not be 'beholden' to targets as 2030 clean energy target in doubt”

Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh believes ministers should not be "purely beholden" to targets, after Labour's pledge for a clean electricity grid by 2030 was thrown into question. Her comments, made before the Budget, come as sources claimed new Treasury rules have threatened the ambition of having 95 per cent of electricity generated by clean sources by the end of the decade. During his Budget, Chancellor John Healey said that new green projects should only be funded if they can be easily…