Energy Transition

King’s Speech launches GB Energy and takes leash off Crown Estate for offshore wind

Speech sets out new Labour government’s hugely ambitious plans to decarbonise the UK power grid by 2030

King Charles III, wearing the Imperial State Crown and the Robe of State, reads the King's Speech, beside Queen Camilla.
King Charles III, wearing the Imperial State Crown and the Robe of State, reads the King's Speech, beside Queen Camilla.Photo: Getty/Getty Images
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Published 17 July 2024, 13:05Updated 17 July 2024, 14:17
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