Burnham Heads to COP31 Torn Between Cheaper Power and Net Zero

Andy Burnham will face difficult decisions on energy policy against the competing pressures of sky-high industrial costs and Labour’s net zero commitments. Mauricio Alencar looks at the trade-offs facing the government before the Prime Minister’s COP 31 visit. While it didn’t make the headlines, Chancellor John Healey’s Budget speech signalled a huge shift in positioning from previous governments over net zero. “Today I’m setting a new course on energy: to get UK energy costs down in line with Europe,”…