PM Sunak pledges to make UK clean energy superpower at COP27

There are already around 430,000 jobs in low carbon businesses and their supply chains across the country, supported by £30 billion in government support for the Green Industrial Revolution in the last 18 months, according to a press release by the UK government. The transition to renewables will create more high wage, high skill jobs across the UK in the industries of the future, the UK government said in a statement.

“The UK will work with international allies to go further and faster to transition to cheaper, cleaner, and safer sources of energy. We will only be able to ensure households and businesses have reliable, affordable fuel by solving the climate crisis and ensuring renewables are at the heart of our energy security,” said Prime Minister Sunak.

Sunak also urged leaders gathered in Sharm el-Sheikh not to backslide on the promise of COP26, where countries came together to sign the landmark Glasgow Climate Pact.

Sunak is holding meetings with fellow world leaders to discuss new partnerships on energy security, green technology, and environmental protection. The UK has announced further funding for conservation in threatened tropical rainforests and support for countries on the frontline of climate change.

“When the world came together in Glasgow last year, nations agreed on a historic roadmap for preventing catastrophic global warming. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and contemptible manipulation of energy prices has only reinforced the importance of ending our dependence on fossil fuels. We need to move further and faster to transition to renewable energy, and I will ensure the UK is at the forefront of this global movement as a clean energy superpower,” added Sunak.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (NB)