California will carry on making the case for “climate action” on the global stage, Governor Gavin Newsom said Monday, as he signed a new clean energy pact with the U.K.
Newsom, a Democratic presidential hopeful, met with U.K. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband in London as part of a European tour, where he has tried to reassure the United States’ European allies that Donald Trump’s shake-up of transatlantic relations — and climate politics — is “temporary.”
In a new memorandum of understanding, California and the U.K. — which are both still pursuing net zero emissions goals — pledge to collaborate on clean energy technologies like offshore wind, at a time when Trump takes every chance to rail against windmills.
The pact will enable better access for U.K. firms including Octopus Energy — the country’s biggest energy supplier — to California’s market, the U.K.’s Energy Security and Net Zero Department said.
