The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has responded to today’s NAO report, that claims the UK government risks not meeting its ambition to decarbonise power by 2035 because it lacks a delivery plan.

Stephen Marcos Jones, ACE chief executive said: “ACE members are critical to the successful delivery of complex infrastructure projects. They are ready to work in close partnership with Government in the creation and design of a more secure, and less carbon intensive, domestic energy system.”

“To deliver net zero, the government will need to deliver on a range of energy solutions in order to deliver the cheapest forms of renewable energy. It will take time for any plan to deliver results. Nevertheless, as the NAO rightly states in their report, we need to urgently accelerate new forms of energy, be that nuclear, offshore win, hydrogen, or solar."