Burnham Heads to COP31 Torn Between Cheaper Power and Net Zero

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Andy Burnham faces a policy trade-off between reducing high energy costs for industry and maintaining the UK’s net-zero commitments ahead of COP31. The article says recent government budget signals indicate a shift in the approach to energy policy.

Andy Burnham will face difficult decisions on energy policy against the competing pressures of sky-high industrial costs and Labour’s net zero commitments. Mauricio Alencar looks at the trade-offs facing the government before the Prime Minister’s COP 31 visit. While it didn’t make the headlines, Chancellor John Healey’s Budget speech signalled a huge shift in positioning from previous governments over net zero.  “Today I’m setting a new course on energy: to get UK energy costs down in line with Europe,”…