The Guardian22 jun 2026Markt
Automatisch samengesteld met AI uit de vermelde bronnen
A May 2026 poll for the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit found two-thirds of the public still supported the net-zero target, but Starmer halved a pledged £28bn green-investment commitment after internal advisers warned the 2030 clean-power mission risked losing Labour voters to Reform. Wholesale electricity prices were cut by about a third last year by renewables investment, the ECIU states, yet households have seen little gain because fossil-fuel crises pushed bills higher. The halving of the investment pledge came after media briefings against Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, and the resulting policy retreat opened space for the Liberal Democrats and a resurgent Green party in the May local elections.