General Election

Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has won the 2024 general election in a landslide, beating Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party.

Polling shows that 59% of British people want more public involvement in the planning process for major infrastructure projects.

The industry is weighing in on the political manifestos released last week ahead of the UK General Election.

Britain’s key political parties have published their manifestos ahead of the UK General Election on 4 July. To some degree, each of them targets climate in its pledges to the UK public.

The Energy Networks Association (ENA) has called on the next government to create a stable policy and regulatory environment for long-term investment and supply chain capacity. Its members are set to invest £33 billion into the distribution and transmission system.

RenewableUK Cymru has called on the next government to fast-track Wales’ transition to renewable energy in its 2024 manifesto.

EDF Energy has committed to working with the next government to enable Britain to achieve net zero, publishing its priorities for government.

The UK Labour Party has given more details on its vision for Great British Energy, a publicly owned clean energy company.

Some of the industry’s leading figures have their say on the election result, and the governments next steps.

​The differing net zero policies, how to achieve them and the electric vehicle (EV) rollout took centre stage at a debate between members of the Green, Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties last night.