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UK Locks £100bn Clean-Energy Funding, Japan Pledges £9bn

6/26/2026

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Energy Secretary Ed Miliband announced over £100 billion of private clean-energy investment secured since taking office.
Japan pledged up to £9 billion for the United Kingdom offshore-wind sector.
Rolls-Royce SMR secured a multi-billion-pound nuclear export deal in Sweden.
Renewable auctions unlocked £27 billion of private capital during this parliamentary term.
The government will invest £30 billion annually in clean-energy projects through 2035, with CBI data showing net-zero sectors growing three times faster.

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Energy Secretary Ed Miliband announced over £100 billion of private clean-energy investment secured since taking office.
Japan pledged up to £9 billion for the United Kingdom offshore-wind sector.
Rolls-Royce SMR secured a multi-billion-pound nuclear export deal in Sweden.
Renewable auctions unlocked £27 billion of private capital during this parliamentary term.
The government will invest £30 billion annually in clean-energy projects through 2035, with CBI data showing net-zero sectors growing three times faster.