Targets for net zero carbon economies and transitioning to clean energy and infrastructure are clear priorities. The rhetoric that the UK and other world leaders are bringing into COP26 has been bold, for the most part. To ensure that the UK hits the ground running on initiatives emerging from COP26, the government must ensure that messaging is clear and direct, that actions are consistent with this messaging, and that strategies, such as the recently published Heat and Buildings Strategy, are effective and well-executed. Put simply, bold commitments and targets are meaningless if action is too slow. Industry, which has also been slow to act, needs strong leadership, which has been lacking up to now, as is industry confidence in the governmentвЂ™s commitment and strategic direction. However, so far, the government has all too often relied on words and either underdelivered on action or acted in contradiction to its own goals. For COP26 to be considered a success, the summit must act as a catalyst for the badly needed global transition to a net zero future.ДЄs host of the conference, the UK has an opportunity and obligation to lead by example and ensure that COP26 fulfils its responsibility to speed up the global transition.

Unfortunately, the pace of the transition to a net zero economy is not moving at nearly the same speed as the crisis itself. John Mullen, UK energy market director at Ramboll, discusses how the discrepancies between messaging and action from the government is proving a major hindranceД¬OP26 is approaching fast, and with it arrives what many have already labelled the worldвЂ™s last best chance to tackle the climate crisis. COP26 is a vital opportunity to bring the pace of the net zero transition up to speed at present, it is simply moving too slow.

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