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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Kiran Stacey in Baku

UK has ‘huge opportunity’ to lead on green investment, Starmer says

Officials greet Ed Miliband, David Lammy and Keir Starmer on the tarmac beside the UK government Airbus plane
Ed Miliband, David Lammy and Keir Starmer land in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the Cop29 climate summit. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images

Britain has a “huge opportunity” to get ahead of other countries in the race for green investment after the election of Donald Trump as US president, Keir Starmer has said, as he arrives in Azerbaijan for the Cop29 summit.

Trump’s election victory last week has cast doubt on global efforts to tackle climate change, which the president-elect has called a “hoax”. But as the most senior world leader attending the summit in Baku, Starmer said the global political turmoil could benefit the UK economy.

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