general election

Key UK political parties have published their manifestos for the 4 July General Election. To some degree, all of the parties target the climate in their pledges to the UK public.

Solar Power Portal’s coverage of the first day of the UK Solar Summit in London, which opened with an address from Sonia Dunlop.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the next General Election will be held on 4 July this year, earlier than expected.

The SNP’s manifesto pledges to allow solar power to take part in the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, if the party is elected in the General Election in December.

The Conservative Party manifesto, launched on Sunday, fails to lay out any policies for solar power or energy storage, despite the party’s net zero ambitions.