UK and China join hands to launch climate talks

The UK Energy Secretary will meet Chinese energy and environment ministers from 14-17 March, launching a framework for climate talks.

British Energy Secretary Ed Miliband visits Beijing on March 14 to discuss climate and energy issues, hoping that resetting ties with China – the world’s largest carbon emitter and a major provider of renewable energy infrastructure – will bring economic benefits.

The UK wants to cooperate with China in the field of carbon capture and storage technology as well as energy production from hydrogen. Illustrative photo

Ed Miliband met China’s energy and environment minister during a visit from March 14 to 17 and launched a framework for climate talks, with officials from Beijing set to visit London later this year, according to a statement from the British government.

Minister Ed Miliband has outlined areas where the UK wants to cooperate with China including carbon capture and storage technology, as well as hydrogen power generation.

The UK hopes its goal of switching almost entirely to clean energy sources by the end of the decade will benefit from building closer ties with China – the biggest supplier and investor in renewable energy infrastructure globally.

At the same time, Chancellor Ed Miliband also wants the UK's carbon reduction target to influence Chinese policy, with a commitment to share Britain's experience in phasing out coal, on which the Chinese market remains heavily dependent.

" We can only protect future generations from climate change if all major emitters act ," said Chancellor Ed Miliband.

The visit is part of a string of visits by senior British ministers, following those by the foreign and finance ministers in recent months, as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer tries to reset relations with Beijing after a deterioration in relations under the previous British government.

The Starmer government's approach to China is centred on a mantra frequently repeated by ministers: " Cooperate where possible, compete where necessary and challenge where we must."

The UK hopes its goal of switching almost entirely to clean energy sources by the end of the decade will benefit from building closer ties with China – the biggest supplier and investor in renewable energy infrastructure globally.

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