# Action on energy costs is my overriding aim, says Fahnbulleh

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/action-on-energy-costs-is-my-overriding-aim-says-fahnbulleh/
- Published: 2026-11-09T16:01:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T16:51:49+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Business (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmz7x7q7q8vvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Business, Climate, Politics, Science

## Key points

- Fahnbulleh says energy affordability is her overriding priority.
- She argues home-grown clean power can lower bills over time.
- A January price rise is forecast to be the biggest in four years.

## Summary

Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh says making energy affordable is her overriding aim, arguing that public support for climate action depends on people seeing a benefit to their household budgets. She maintains that expanding clean power can reduce bills over time by making the UK less dependent on volatile international fossil fuel markets, while acknowledging that rising costs have put support for the transition under pressure.

Her comments come ahead of a predicted January increase in energy prices, expected to be the largest rise in bills for four years. UK households pay among Europe’s highest electricity rates; costs reflect both renewable energy subsidies and expensive gas, whose price has been driven up by international conflicts. Political criticism of climate policies has grown, while ministers have approved drilling at the Jackdaw gas field and have yet to decide whether production can begin at the Rosebank oil field.

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