Nuclear Power Is ‘Essential’ Part of Net Zero Plans, Says Miliband

Ed Miliband said nuclear was not just important for the green agenda, ‘but for energy security and affordability reasons.’

Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband arrives in Downing Street for a Cabinet meeting in London, England, on Oct. 15, 2024. Ben Whitley/PA Wire

Nuclear power has an “essential role” to play in the government’s net zero strategy, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband has said.

In a speech given at the Nuclear Industry Association’s conference on Thursday, Miliband said that the UK needs “homegrown, clean energy,” coming from nuclear, wind, solar, batteries, tidal stream, hydrogen, and carbon capture.