ENERGY Secretary Ed Miliband pushes his Net Zero message in China — but declined to reveal his carbon emissions for getting there.
He met Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang in Beijing yesterday and urged major polluter China to address the climate emergency.
Ed Miliband met Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang in Beijing and urged China to address the climate emergency – despite shunning Zoom for in-person talks[/caption]
Mr Miliband is also expected to sign a Clean Energy Partnership to provide clarity on where the two countries can collaborate.
He said security reasons meant he could not reveal how many carbon emissions were used to transport him from London to Beijing.
But climate-obsessed Red Ed was all smiles as he took part in talks at China’s National Energy Administration.
Mr Miliband was a leading critic against boosting growth in Britain by expanding Heathrow Airport.
But rather than meeting counterparts to talk about climate change via Zoom, he travelled for in-person dialogue.
Previously, Mr MIliband was lobbying the government to reopen Doncaster airport in his constituency – while campaigning against Heathrow’s expansion.
Rachel Reeves announced backing for both airports in her growth speech in January.
The Chancellor is facing questions over whether she backed Ed’s local airport to stop him quitting over Heathrow.
A senior Labour frontbencher said at the time: “Ed is kicking off about Heathrow – but he wants his own airport.
“It’s interesting Rachel gave him Doncaster. He is not complaining about emissions there. Did that convince him to stay?”
Mr Miliband has slammed plans to build a third runway at Britain’s biggest airport – warning it will harm Net Zero goals.
