HM Government (Plan for Change)'s pledge

Securing home-grown energy, protecting billpayers and putting us on track to at least 95% clean power by 2030, while accelerating the UK to net zero.

Made under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government, as GOV.UK labels it.

Made 2024-12-05 · Deadline 2030 · Where it was made · archived copy · Government publication

What the official figures show

Clean sources' share of Great Britain's generation in a typical weather year, 2030 (target)

95%

2026-10-23 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Clean Power 2030 Action Plan · receipt

Share of UK electricity generation from low carbon sources (nuclear and renewables), April to June 2024 (baseline)

69.5%

2026-10-23 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Energy Trends · receipt

Share of UK electricity generation from low carbon sources (nuclear and renewables), April to June 2026 (latest)

68.5%

2026-10-23 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Energy Trends · receipt

Share of UK electricity generation from renewables, April to June 2024 (baseline)

51.6%

2026-10-23 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Energy Trends · receipt

Share of UK electricity generation from renewables, April to June 2026 (latest)

55.8%

2026-10-23 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Energy Trends · receipt

These figures are repeated from their sources and update automatically. We don't say whether the pledge has been kept.