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Burnham promotes £12bn Norfolk wind farms ahead of COP31 summit in Turkey
Andy Burnham is due to attend the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Turkey, after promoting a £12 billion investment in two offshore wind farms off Norfolk. The projects are presented as part of the Government’s push for homegrown energy and jobs, while the trip has drawn scrutiny over the scale of the summit and conflicting signals on climate policy.
The Vanguard West and Vanguard East farms are expected to generate about 2.8 gigawatts, enough to power three million homes, with construction due to start early next year and electricity production planned by 2030. The Government says they will support more than 2,400 jobs, and the National Wealth Fund is contributing £1 billion. The article also reports that other G7 leaders are skipping the summit, a planned Cabinet discussion on electric vehicle targets has been delayed, and ministers blocked a proposed large solar farm in Oxfordshire.
In short
- Burnham is heading to COP31 after announcing £12 billion for Norfolk wind farms.
- The projects could power three million homes and support over 2,400 jobs.
- Other G7 leaders are skipping the summit as UK climate policy faces mixed signals.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Virtue-signalling Burnham boasts of wind farm boom as he jets off to COP climate ‘talking shop’ in Turkey… but every other G7 leader skips summit”.