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U.K. ministers view next week’s two-day summit as an opportunity to showcase the Labour government’s commitment to its net zero climate goal, and its belief that phasing out fossil fuels and investing in renewables like wind and solar can forge a path to energy security.
Von der Leyen is the most senior guest so far confirmed to be attending.
The event, hosted by U.K. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband and IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol, will be attended by energy ministers from IEA member countries. That includes the U.S., which has taken a starkly different path on energy policy under Donald Trump, withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement and seeking to leverage its vast fossil fuel resources to secure trade concessions from the European Union.
The U.S. withdrawal from global climate efforts has also placed more emphasis on British and EU cooperation around the energy transition.
Von der Leyen’s visit also comes as the U.K. and the EU explore closer ties in electricity trading, with current post-Brexit arrangements due to expire in June 2026.
Energy companies on both sides of the channel say the current system is poor and want Brussels and London to agree to closer integration resembling the single market. Clean energy companies are also seeking alignment between the U.K. and the EU’s carbon emissions trading schemes and carbon border taxes.
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