The British Ambassador to Japan has issued a rallying cry to energy firms in the wake of the UK’s trade deal with 11 Asian and Pacific countries.
Julia Longbottom said the agreement announced by Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch on Friday was a ‘trailblazing moment’.
She said there are significant opportunities for Britain’s green energy businesses – should they support Japan in its push to be carbon neutral by 2050, which will require hundreds of millions of pounds in investment.
New horizons: Britain has emerged as a world leader in the race for renewable energy
Britain has emerged as a world leader in the race for renewable energy.
Longbottom said UK firms could help speed up the transformation of Japan’s energy market, which is still reliant on gas imports from Russia.
Japan is also the world’s largest importer of liquified natural gas.
‘The UK is a real leader in wind energy and has a lot of experience to share with a market like Japan, which is just at the start of its decarbonisation journey’ she said. ‘We’ve a got a very valuable offer to a market like Japan.’
