LONDON, Jan 26 (KUNA) -- Energy Secretary Ed Miliband and European allies signed on Monday the Hamburg Declaration, an energy security pact aimed at bolstering clean energy future in the UK and Europe.
The deal, signed at the third North Sea Summit in Hamburg, includes major offshore win projects in shared waters.
Energy Secretary, Miliband said in a statement, "We are standing up for our national interest by driving for clean energy, which can get the UK off the fossil fuel rollercoaster and give us energy sovereignty and abundance." "After our record renewables auction, we today went further by signing a clean energy security pact with European allies to ensure we maximise the clean energy potential for the North Sea." According to several British media outlets, the declaration commits to delivering 100 Gigawatts (GW) of joint offshore win projects in the shared North Sea waters.
Three years ago, North Sea countries pledged to build 300 GW of offshore wind in the region by 2050, a step taken in response to Russiaآ’s invasion of Ukraine and weaponization of European energy supplies.
The signing of the document came after the UK government data showed in January 2026 that the country had delivered a record-breaking offshore wind auction, which created 7,000 jobs and drove GBP 22 billion of private sector investment into the UK. (end) gta.aa