In Parliament - Ed Miliband

UK COP30 Priorities

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Written Ministerial Statements

Britain is going to COP30 to fight for our national interest and protect our way of life by working with other countries. In the UK we have put clean energy at the heart of our government’s...

Government’s Plan for meeting Carbon Budgets 4-6

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Written Ministerial Statements

Today, I am making a statement on the government’s approach to meeting our carbon budgets, and the benefits this brings to the British public and industry – delivering growth,...

Topical Questions

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

There is a two-decade disagreement between the right hon. Gentleman and me on these issues. The biggest threat to the countryside is the climate crisis. That is why this Government are tackling it.

Topical Questions

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

Yes, I will. My hon. Friend makes an important point about the role of trade unions in the renewable industry, too.

Topical Questions

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

I will give the answer that was also given by the Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds North West (Katie White), which is that the Prime...

Topical Questions

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend makes a really important point, and not only about what the mayor has done and the effects it has had on the health of Londoners. There is a wider point here, which is too often...

Topical Questions

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

Dear, oh dear. I will be honest: I think it is sad what has happened to the right hon. Lady. When she was in government for a time, she was the great eco-champion. At COP26, she was telling...

Topical Questions

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

I am afraid that the right hon. Lady’s question is economically illiterate, and that is putting it politely. The EU emissions trading scheme and the carbon border adjustment mechanism mean...

Topical Questions

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend raises the important issue of tidal energy. I am very aware of the assessment that NESO is conducting—obviously, our Department is working with it on that assessment. The...

Topical Questions

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

Since the last oral questions in July, we have reached a final investment decision for Sizewell C, creating 10,000 jobs, and surpassed the historic milestone of approving enough clean power for...

Tackling Climate Change: International Co-operation

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

I welcome the hon. Gentleman’s question. Part of the answer here is that the economics have changed, so getting private finance into developing countries can make a massive difference. The...

Tackling Climate Change: International Co-operation

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

Part of what we are doing is devolving more of the funding around warm homes, for example, so that local authorities can play a leading role. I congratulate local authorities on the interest that...

Tackling Climate Change: International Co-operation

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

Plastic waste is something that my colleagues in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs work on. I think my hon. Friend’s wider point is important. There is a global context...

Tackling Climate Change: International Co-operation

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank my hon. Friend for his question, and Ella for her interest in and enthusiasm for this incredibly important issue. Deforestation is a terrible thing for the planet, but it is also terrible...

Tackling Climate Change: International Co-operation

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

In the best traditions of the UK, we see it as our duty to work with other countries to tackle the climate crisis and protect future generations. It was British leadership that saw the Climate...

Great British Energy: Public Sector Renewable Energy Use

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on being a school governor and on the work the school is doing. We can talk about the tangible benefits, but the wider point is that young people want us to act...

Great British Energy: Public Sector Renewable Energy Use

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

I have to say that I do not agree with the hon. Gentleman about the work that GB Energy is doing. When I talk to industry representatives, they say that GB Energy now plays a crucial role. There...

Great British Energy: Public Sector Renewable Energy Use

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

The Energy Minister says that he went on a profile-raising visit to the programme two weeks ago, so many more people now know about it, thanks to that. Indeed, even more—thousands,...

Great British Energy: Public Sector Renewable Energy Use

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

This is really important. Public institutions face significantly high energy bills because of the legacy of the last Government. GBE, with its programme, is cutting those bills. That is a...

Great British Energy: Public Sector Renewable Energy Use

Energy Security and Net Zero

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

The hon. Gentleman says that we did not need GB Energy to do that, but the Conservatives never did it—not in 14 years. It is precisely through a publicly owned energy company that we are...