• Chris Stark: The economics of clean energy ‘just get better and better’ Simon Evans 02.17.26Simon Evans 17.02.2026 | 4:44pmThe economics of clean energy “just get better and better”, leaving opponents of the transition looking like “King Canute”, says Chris Stark. • Stark is head of the UK government’s “mission” to deliver clean power by 2030, having previously been chief executive of the advisory Climate Change Committee (CCC). • In a wide-ranging interview with Carbon Brief, Stark makes the case for the “radical” clean-power mission, which he says will act as “huge insurance” against future gas-price spikes. • He pushes back on “super daft” calls to abandon the 2030 target, saying he has a “huge disagreement” on this with critics, such as the Tony Blair Institute. • Stark also takes issue with “completely…crazy” attacks on the UK’s Climate Change Act, warns of the “great risk” of Conservative proposals to scrap carbon pricing and stresses - in the face of threats from the climate-sceptic Reform party - the importance of being a country that respects legal contracts. • He says: “The problems and woes of this country, in terms of the cost of energy, are due to fossil fuels, not due to the Climate Change Act.” The UK should become an “electrostate” built on clean-energy technologies, says Stark, but it needs a “cute” strategy on domestic supply chains and will have to interact with China.

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  • Chris Stark: The economics of clean energy ‘just get better and better’ Simon Evans 02.17.26Simon Evans 17.02.2026 | 4:44pmThe economics of clean energy “just get better and better”, leaving opponents of the transition looking like “King Canute”, says Chris Stark. Stark is head of the UK government’s “mission” to deliver clean power by 2030, having previously been chief executive of the advisory Climate Change Committee (CCC). In a wide-ranging interview with Carbon Brief, Stark makes the case for the “radical” clean-power mission, which he says will act as “huge insurance” against future gas-

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