{"id":145059,"date":"2025-06-10T16:17:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T15:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/?post_type=parliament&#038;p=145059"},"modified":"2025-06-10T16:18:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T15:18:01","slug":"ed-miliband-says-green-party-co-leader-has-none-of-the-above-position-on-clean-energy","status":"publish","type":"parliament","link":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/parliament\/ed-miliband-says-green-party-co-leader-has-none-of-the-above-position-on-clean-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Miliband says Green Party co-leader has &#8216;none of the above position&#8217; on clean energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/player.target-video.com\/player\/build\/targetvideo.min.js\"><\/script> <div id=\"TargetVideo_49568268\" style=\"width:16;height:9;\" > <\/div> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> $bp(\"TargetVideo_49568268\", {\"video\":\"2144701\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"id\":\"24436\"}); <\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ed Miliband has accused a Green Party co-leader of having a &#8220;none of the above position&#8221; on clean energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The energy security and net zero secretary said Adrian Ramsay, who has co-led the Greens since 2021, &#8220;appears to oppose many different forms of clean power.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It came after Ramsay, the MP for Waveney Valley, asked for further information on the &#8220;regulated asset based [RAB] funding model for Sizewell C&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added: &#8220;In particular, could he assure the public that the construction phase of Sizewell C won&#8217;t be funded by increases to people&#8217;s bills, given that it will be well over a decade&#8230; before, it&#8217;s producing any new electricity.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miliband responded: &#8220;He will know that the RAB system that was passed through this House involves the role of bill payers. Now we believe this is the right system&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;And I do say to the honourable gentleman, you know, he appears to oppose many different forms of clean power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;He opposes transmission infrastructure for offshore wind and solar. He opposes solar farms. He opposes CCS [carbon capture and storage]. I guess he opposes nuclear. You know, I have an all of the above position on clean energy. He seems to have a none of the above position.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Politics.co.uk is the UK\u2019s leading digital-only political website. <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/subscribe\/\"><i>Subscribe to our daily newsletter<\/i><\/a><i> for all the latest news and analysis.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ed Miliband has accused a Green Party co-leader of having a &#8220;none of the above position&#8221; on clean energy. 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