Labour Party 2024 manifesto's pledge

Make Britain a clean energy superpower to cut bills, create jobs and deliver security with cheaper, zero-carbon electricity by 2030, accelerating to net zero.

Made in Labour's 2024 general election manifesto, before the election that formed the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government.

Made 2024-06-13 · Deadline 2030 · Where it was made · archived copy · Speaker's own words, quoted

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.