Delighted to start today as clean energy correspondent @FT
I’ll be covering UK energy & clean energy more widely
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Reminder that the green transition depends on Chinese manufacturing & materials ...
EDP warns that solar supply chains must diversify away from China
Interview from @rachelmillardAS and me @FT
https://t.co/aULn9OrY0P
Rishi's U-turn "increases emissions...by hundreds of millions of tonnes of carbon".
It makes hitting UK carbon targets "even more difficult, if not impossible".
@FT explainer, from @PickardJE, @GeorgeWParker, @RachelMillardAS, @AttractaMooney & me:
https://t.co/RNiDvUYhyT
"It’s like mobilising an army, and then telling them to get back in the barracks for a few years".
Car industry dismayed over the delay to 2035.
(Though *some* are privately thrilled)
@FT analysis with @PickardJE, @AttractaMooney & @RachelMillardAS: https://t.co/v0fbky3dlg
Excellent from @lesliehook @harrydemps & @ciaraCnugent
Favourite fact: producer countries have often controlled exports to incentivise local processing, like UK banning exports of raw wool in 1500s to stimulate its textile industry https://t.co/Guhp4oN7tm