Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 61946
Energy Charter Treaty
Tabled: 23 June 2025
Answered: 1 July 2025
Question
Olivia Blake
Labour — Sheffield Hallam
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he made of the potential impact of the Energy Charter Treaty's sunset clause on fossil fuel assets on the financial risk of legal challenges to the UK.
Answer
Kerry McCarthyThe UK withdrew from the Energy Charter Treaty on 27 April 2025. Ten other Energy Charter Treaty Contracting Parties have withdrawn, or are withdrawing from the Energy Charter Treaty.The UK Government is committed to delivering its Growth and Clean Energy...
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