{"id":379427,"date":"2025-05-22T17:12:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T15:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=379427"},"modified":"2025-05-22T17:12:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T15:12:21","slug":"sse-cut-net-zero-investment-plans-not-a-lot-of-people-know-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=379427","title":{"rendered":"SSE Cut Net Zero Investment Plans | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

h\/t Doug Brodie<\/p>\n\n\n

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SSE has cut its capital investment programme by \u00a33 billion over the next five years, as financial realities begin to bite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

City AM report:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SSE, one of the UK\u2019s biggest energy companies has said it is unlikely to meet its 2030 renewable goal in the latest blow to the government\u2019s net zero plans.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SSE said it decided to cut capital investment by as much as \u00a33bn over the next five years, citing macroeconomic uncertainty and planning obstacles.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Perth-based firm said the move meant it was now set to fall short of its target of having 50 terawatt-hours of renewable generation output by 2030.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSSE Renewables has seen a significant growth in installed capacity and output over the last few years, however the changing macroeconomic environment and wider delays to planning processes mean the group has reduced its near-term capital investment expectations,\u201d the firm said.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a result, it is unlikely to meet its ambitious goal.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full story here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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