{"id":521866,"date":"2025-10-23T09:47:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T09:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/521866\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T09:47:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T09:47:15","slug":"snipef-welcomes-clean-energy-jobs-plan-but-highlights-importance-of-affordability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/521866\/","title":{"rendered":"SNIPEF welcomes clean energy jobs plan, but highlights importance of affordability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1246705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/snipef.jpg\" alt=\"Plumbing and heating engineer\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>THE Plumbing and Heating Federation (<a href=\"https:\/\/snipef.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SNIPEF<\/a>) has backed the UK Government\u2019s announcement of a UK-wide clean energy jobs plan.\n<\/p>\n<p>The organisation described it as an \u2018important and positive move\u2019 that recognises the essential role of plumbing and heating engineers who will install, maintain, and decommission the low-carbon systems that make clean energy possible.\n<\/p>\n<p>However, the federation cautioned that affordability must remain central to the green transition.\n<\/p>\n<p>The call comes after the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change urged the government to reconsider its target to decarbonise the electricity system by 2030, warning that the rush to build new renewable capacity could push up energy costs and strain supply chains. The Institute argued that clean power must be affordable power if it is to deliver economic growth and public support.\n<\/p>\n<p>Fiona Hodgson, chief executive of SNIPEF, said, \u201cWe fully support the government\u2019s ambition to build a cleaner, more secure energy future and we are pleased that this announcement recognises the vital contribution of plumbers and heating engineers. Too often, the focus is on infrastructure and large projects, when in fact it is our skilled tradespeople who bring these technologies to life in people\u2019s homes and communities.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur recent letter to the secretary of state for energy security and net zero, Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, raised the same concern now being discussed by the Tony Blair Institute. Electricity prices remain disproportionately high compared with gas, which discourages households from switching to low-carbon heating. The green transition is essential, but it must not add to cost-of-living pressures or undermine consumer confidence.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a moment to bring policy ambition and practical delivery together. Our members are the professionals who will make clean heating work on the ground. With the right support and a fair approach to costs, the UK can deliver both a green transition and a just one.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"dataLayer.push({&#039;event&#039;: &#039;AdRotatePro&#039;, &#039;advert_interaction&#039;: &#039;click&#039;, &#039;advert_name&#039;: &#039;Ecomerchant | Leaderboard and Banner | 13\/09\/25 - 06\/12\/25&#039;});\" href=\"https:\/\/insulationhub.scot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761212835_825_SNIH-Peebles-Media-Banner-Animated-Presentation-1925-2sec.gif\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1067px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1067\/132;\"\/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pixel\" style=\"width:0 !important; height:0 !important;\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" onload=\"dataLayer.push({'event': 'AdRotatePro', 'advert_interaction': 'impression', 'advert_name': 'Ecomerchant | Leaderboard and Banner | 13\/09\/25 - 06\/12\/25'});\" alt=\"\"\/>        <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE Plumbing and Heating Federation (SNIPEF) has backed the UK Government\u2019s announcement of a UK-wide clean energy jobs&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":521867,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,1102,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-521866","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-edinburgh","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-scotland","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115422851560057184","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=521866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521866\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/521867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=521866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=521866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=521866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}