On 17 March, Wang Hongzhi, administrator of China's National Energy Administration, and Ed Miliband, the UK secretary of state for energy security and net zero, co-chaired the 8th China-UK Energy Dialogue in Beijing.
UK energy secretary Ed Miliband has announced a visit to Beijing, where he will meet with China’s national energy administrator minister Wang Hongzhi and environment minister Huang Runqiu.
Prime minister Keir Starmer has announced that the UK and Ireland will closely collaborate on developing subsea energy infrastructure to help boost offshore wind in the Celtic Sea.
With the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) having kicked off this week, UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has reiterated his stance on turning the nation into a “clean energy superpower”.
The UK is set to achieve a major milestone on Monday (30 September) with the closing of the nation’s final coal-fired power plant, Uniper’s 2,000MW Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station in Nottinghamshire.
Secondhand electric vehicle (EV) sales helped the UK’s used car market grow for the sixth successive quarter, figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show.