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New government, same challenge, new solutions
Steve Gummer and Steve Cirell rate the new government and its approach to environmental challenges and policy.
We have a new government. In their final episode of ‘making solar simple’ before the summer recess, the Green Steves discuss the early days of the Labour Government. They provide an evaluation, giving the government marks out of ten for its performance so far and discussing the challenges that lie ahead.
The episode covers critical topics such as the removal of planning restrictions for onshore wind projects, the planning challenges faced by major solar farms, and the devolution of energy budgets. The hosts also assess the government’s approach to providing the policy certainty needed to attract investment in the energy sector.
Finally, the Green Steves explore opportunities for local governments to make a significant impact in the realm of sustainable energy.
About the speakers
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Steve Gummer Steve is the Head of Net Zero at Sharpe Pritchard LLP. Previously at Allen and Overy, he returned to Sharpe Pritchard in 2017. Steve has extensive experience on regulated and net zero projects. He has acted for investors, utilities, government and innovative developers on all types of projects. This includes regulated water, where he has experience advising on environmental matters and licence conditions and creating and developing financeable regulated project structures. He has worked on a number of bespoke regulated projects, including in the nuclear sector and in the water sector including on the Thames Tideway Tunnel and Portsmouth Water in developing a unique form of bulk supply arrangement on the Havant Thicket Project. Steve is an expert on regulated asset base delivery models. |
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