Government should have moved earlier to low-carbon, say industry experts

Energy crisis could have been lessened if more had been done to shift UK market towards renewables

Renewable energy and low-carbon heating could do much more to alleviate the gas supply problems of the future - and could have done much to reduce the impact of this winter's soaring gas prices, if the government had done more to shift the UK's energy market sooner, industry experts have said.

The gas supply crunch has prompted a flurry of government meetings with industry, and reassurances in parliament on Monday from the business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, that there is no question of the lights going out" and that the UK is highly resilient".