Starmer promises UK will double down on net zero

SIR Keir Starmer challenged opposition critics with a promise to double down on net zero in a speech at the UN’s Cop30 summit.

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(Sir Keir Starmer GETTY)

The Prime Minister defended his Government's clean energy agenda.

Speaking at the international climate conference in Belem, Brazil’s city gateway to the Amazon, Sir Keir sought to make the economic case for net zero by arguing the green transition would create jobs and lower household bills.

He said: “Ten years ago, the world came together in Paris... united in our determination to tackle the climate crisis. A consensus based on science that is unequivocal and this unity was not just international - it was there within most of our countries too.