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Donald Trump’s representative in the UK has criticized the Clean Energy Deal championed by Ed Miliband, claiming it “does not address the UK’s energy needs”.
US Ambassador Warren Stephens has urged Sir Keir Starmer’s government to develop North Sea oil and gas instead of a deal struck between the UK and European countries. His comments echoed Trump’s own criticism of Britain’s intentions to move away from fossil fuels.
Mr Miliband signed the Hamburg Declaration on Monday with his counterparts from other countries Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourgthis Netherlands and Norwaydescribed as “historic” by the Department of Energy Security Advertising Net Zero.
This agreement means North Sea Countries will deliver 100 GW of joint offshore wind projects, including plans to connect multiple countries.
Energy Secretary Miliband said the deal would help “take the UK off the fossil fuel rollercoaster and give us energy sovereignty and abundance”.
But on Tuesday, Stephens said: “The Hamburg Declaration signed yesterday will not solve the UK’s energy needs.
“The reality is that wind power is an unreliable way to meet the needs of people in this country.
“The US wants the UK to be its strongest partner. That starts with an ‘all of the above’ approach to energy policy, including bold action to tap into North Sea oil and gas reserves and expand nuclear power.”
US companies have long been involved in the North Sea oil and gas industry, and the US is also the UK’s largest supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Mr Trump used his speech at the meeting to world economic forum exist davos criticized Britain’s North Sea policy earlier this month.
He said: “Compared with 1999, the UK produces only a third of its total energy – think about it, a third – and they sit on the North Sea, which has one of the largest reserves in the world, but they are not using it, which is one of the reasons why their energy has reached catastrophically low levels and prices are equally high.”
this british government It pledged not to issue new oil and gas exploration licenses and set a goal of building a clean electricity system by 2030.