Miliband backs roadmap for move away from fossil fuels

ED Miliband has backed a “roadmap” for the transition away from fossil fuels at UN climate talks, as he said “forces of denial and delay” were losing the fight against action.

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Ed Miliband, secretary of state for energy and climate speaking at the COP30 sumit in Belem

(AP PHOTO/ANDRE PENNER)

The Energy Secretary pushed for greater urgency in the clean energy transition as he delivered a national statement to delegates, negotiators and diplomats at the Cop30 conference in the Brazilian city of Belem.

He said those seeking to delay action are “losing because of economics” as he urged countries to unleash the opportunities for energy security, lower costs, green jobs and growth.

The UK is among the countries that want to see a “transition away from fossil fuels”, which was first agreed by countries at Cop28 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023.

At Belem, it has been backing an agreement for a global roadmap to further this goal.