ALT The best way to slash the UK’s reliance on fossil fuels is to accelerate the transition to renewable energy, argued the boss of Octopus Energy, amid sustained protests from activist groups such as Just Stop Oil. Greg Jackson, Octopus’s chief executive, called on the government to ramp up renewable energy generation and to cut the red tape obstructing the push for cheaper, cleaner power such as boosting onshore wind developments and faster grid connections for projects.

ALT Commenting on solutions, he said: “We need to deal with the connections queue so we can build more renewables. If we build more renewables, we will stop fossil fuels in a way that is good for everyone. I don’t particularly have a view on the campaigners, but what I do have a view on is the solution. We need to keep building renewables and make them better for people.”