Post shared on facebook In order to meet Secretary of State for Energy Security and Ed Miliband's net zero target, millions of households in the UK are being asked to switch off to save energy, it claims.
Verdict: False
The Telegraph article is genuine, but no evidence was provided to support the headline.
Fact check:
Miliband recently said the transition to renewable energy is “unstoppable” and cannot be stopped by any government or country. guardian. Meanwhile, President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to pull the United States out of the Paris climate change agreement once he takes office in January, the newspaper reported.
Millions of households in the UK have been asked to cut off their electricity, according to a Facebook post. The Facebook post shows an image of a Telegraph article with the headline: “Millions more households to be asked to switch off to meet Ed Miliband's net zero target”. Below that is a subheading that reads, “Energy Secretary's decarbonization plan requires 'huge effort' on all fronts.”
However, this claim is inaccurate. The post's caption reads: “Rolling power outages are part of the net zero plan. It's progress. Don't say you weren't warned.”
This claim was originally posted telegraph paper. it's a misunderstanding report The report from the National Energy System Operator (NESO) does not mention any power outages. On page 46, the two main pathways to clean energy include “increasing the electrification of heat, transportation, and industry. A reductionist approach that slows electrification to alleviate clean power challenges is “This would undermine the core objective of reducing costs and supporting net power.” zero. ”
The text of The Telegraph's article provides no evidence that Miliband or NESO advocated cutting power completely. The third paragraph states: “Advice published by the National Energy System Operator (Neso) requires quadrupling so-called flexibility to ensure the grid can operate without the use of fossil fuels.'' “It is necessary,'' he said in detail.
Reuters also debunked this claim. (Related: Did Ed Miliband write that Britain's great energy would be the 'envy of the world'?)
Check Your Fact has contacted spokespeople for NESO, The Telegraph and Miliband for comment.
