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The Government published a raft of policy documents before the parliamentary recess aimed at delivering a net zero energy system.

These included a Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan, a Retail Markets Strategy, and a proposal for an Independent Energy System Operator. Other important documents, such as the Heat and Buildings Strategy and the Hydrogen Strategy failed to obtain the green light for publication. These remain in the hopper for later in the year. The published documents propose big changes most notably to electricity and gas system planning and operation.

Despite evident ambition, concerns remain that these various initiatives lack coordination and do not represent a coherent plan to deliver net zero energy.

A net zero energy delivery strategy requires that the various policy elements work together to achieve the desired reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The chart below illustrates the different levels of policy.