Mr. Mark Foley:

They are not mutually exclusive. Increases in demand for electricity on the back of economic growth and a thriving economy are not mutually exclusive in terms of having a green electricity system. The Government's own policy to drive 70% to 80% renewables on the power system by 2030 is what we have all signed up to. We have signed up to a green, transformed, world-leading electricity system which ultimately is going to power electric vehicles, heat homes and drive industry. That is essentially what we have all signed up to in terms of the legislative policy and the economic context. We have a difficulty in the short term and we accept that. Ideally we would have more low-carbon, conventional generation on the system and we are on a journey to connect offshore wind, more onshore wind and solar, which is going to transform the system radically. My counterargument would be that economic growth and growth in demand for electricity are part of the success and the improvement of life for people, industry and the economy but we have to make sure it is green electricity and the climate action plan speaks to that.