Emma Pinchbeck: "When I see pylons, I see protection. Not harm"

Emma Pinchbeck is the chief executive of the Climate Change Committee .

She will be in charge of providing the government with a clear critique of progress towards net zero .

Her new role will include scrutinising the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s work on its mission to achieve clean power by 2030 .

Pinchbeck received a raft of criticism on the online platform X from anti-pylon campaigners, who criticised her approach to energy infrastructure.

Reeves has often floated the idea of community benefits” for areas where pylons and other critical infrastructure is built.

She said: “When I look at that infrastructure, I see protection. Not harm”.