It is an honour to be returned as the Member of Parliament for Greenwich and Woolwich. You have once again put your trust in me and I will not let you down.

It is a privilege and honour to have been appointed as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. This government has won a mandate to deliver a bold plan for energy independence, lower energy bills, good jobs and to tackle the climate crisis. That work begins now.

Wow, that was quick. The effective ban on onshore wind farms in England has been lifted, just a few days after Labour took power. Planning barriers cut, so "onshore wind applications will be treated in the same way as other energy development proposals" gov.uk/government/pub…

🚀 The new Labour govt is not messing around —exciting news on lifting the onshore wind ban. This boosts energy security, economy, jobs, and efforts to meet net-zero. Important to note the significant public support behind this decision too, as highlighted by Nathan Bennett 👇

⭕ The #GRS24 agenda is live! The Global Renewables Summit 2024 kicks off during #ClimateWeekNYC and the 79th #UNGA, with a programme full of high-level discussions on topics ranging from #finance to #NDCs, driving real action on #3xRenewables 🌎 See more: globalrenewablesalliance.org/grs24/

No president of America has ever given birth - I don’t understand why it’s suddenly an issue

Concerns from unions about the way that this transition plays out are understandable. But be wary of oil & gas companies decrying the lack of proper transition planning--the industry basically wrote the current transition plan for the sector, the North Sea Transition Deal... /6

The results of the Government's latest renewable energy auction are out - and it's good news! Over 130 new renewable energy projects will be going forward. & not just wind & solar, but tidal stream projects too Enough to power 11 million homes 👇🧵 gov.uk/government/pub…

Just Ed Miliband making Richard Tice look v silly over renewable energy x

The goal of tripling renewables by 2030 is one of the key levers to meeting the 1.5°C goal. If we want to turn this goal into action, we need clarity at the national level, says Neil Grant at the launch of our 1.5°C compatible wind and solar benchmarks. climateanalytics.org/publications/s…

Gustavo De Vivero For those of us in industry, Louise Burrows says, the benchmarks drive positive ambition in both government targets and industry action. They help provide a better idea of the policy environment and inform our planning for the next 5-10 years, she says.

in the light of Italy's renewed strategic role in the Mediterranean, to play a leading role in the TeraMed initiative for the adoption of a common target for Mediterranean countries of 1 TeraWatt of installed renewable energy capacity by 2030 eccoclimate.org/teramed-initia…

to align public guarantees to private investments with the commitment of COP26 in Glasgow 2021 and, more generally, to contain climate clause cleanenergytransitionpartnership.org

🇺🇸 The US may join 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇨🇦🇦🇺🇳🇴🇳🇿in forging a deal at the OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives to end $41 billion/yr in public finance for fossil fuels. 🇰🇷Korea is now the biggest obstacle to a deal. Talks start TODAY. MOTIE - Korea MOEF - Korea - don't block a clean energy future. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

South Korea wins Fossil of the Day award at #COP29 for blocking Trump-proof historic agreement on fossil fuel finance - Oil Change International

REACTION: The Global Solar Council (GSC) acknowledges the deal at #COP29 Baku, which keeps the social contract within the #ParisAgreement alive - but only just.