Overview
- UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband and California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a memorandum in London to deepen cooperation on clean technologies, including offshore wind.
- Octopus Energy committed nearly $1 billion linked to the partnership and is expanding its presence in California, with projects and market growth highlighted by both sides.
- The agreement is nonbinding and part of a series of UK accords with individual US states, with officials stressing ongoing coordination with the US government.
- The pact seeks to open California’s market to British firms, strengthen links between research institutions, and aligns with decarbonization timelines of 2045 for California and 2050 for the UK.
- President Donald Trump called the arrangement “inappropriate” and attacked Newsom, underscoring friction between state-led climate diplomacy and recent federal rollbacks, including the revocation of the greenhouse gas endangerment finding.