Ambition or 'insanity'? Keir Starmer sets steep new UK green energy target

ANALYSIS | Goal unveiled at COP29 will require not just more wind and solar but massively accelerated deployment of electric vehicles, heat pumps and advanced clean technologies like green hydrogen

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the COP29 climate summit taking place in Azerbaijan's capital Baku.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the COP29 climate summit taking place in Azerbaijan's capital Baku.Photo: Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street
Published 13 November 2024, 15:01Updated 18 November 2024, 18:25
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