Sir Keir Starmer prepares to unveil a ground-breaking clean-energy initiative at tomorrows COP29 summit in Baku‚ The plan includes up-to £200-million support for wind-power manufacturing in former oil-and-gas areas
The clean-industry bonus scheme targets wind-farm companies‚ offering them cash-incentives for building production sites (including turbine parts and specialized ports); companies could receive upto £27-million per gigawatt of power capacity. A notable development includes ScottishPowers new blade-making facility in Hull
Our mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower will fire up our industrial heartlands
The Labour leader joins as one of two G7 representatives at the summit — while most leaders stay home: this happens as scientists say this year might break temperature records. The UK aims to lower its carbon output by 81% compared to 90s levels by mid-30s
Donald Trumpʼs upcoming presidency raises questions about US climate commitments but John Podesta the climate envoy says:
Facts are still facts; science is still science. The fight is bigger than one election
The government wants private companies to step-up their climate-change investments rather than using more public money. Previous funding included £11.6-billion through mid-20s but new focus shifts to business participation