The UK must launch a national effort to cut energy demand, promoting measures like home insulation, heat pumps and hydrogen, alongside maintaining its own oil and gas resources, Offshore Energies UK’s acting chief executive has said.
Mike Tholen told an audience of energy experts recently that accelerating such measures was the best long-term way to cut consumer bills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. He also said that a new licensing round for oil and gas exploration, announced this year, was key to supporting the UK’s near-term energy security.
His remarks came in a speech at the launch of OEUK’s Economic Report: A Focus on UK Energy Security, attended by more than 300 senior figures from the UK’s energy industries. The speech is set out in full below.
In the speech, at the P&J Live venue in Aberdeen, Mr Tholen said:
“Long-term management of demand is essential….
Prepare for a Clean Energy Revolution, says Offshore Energies UK Chief Executive
