UK reaffirms renewables pledge while France threatens to nuke its progress

In this week's episode of Energy Transition Today, the team breaks down the salient points of the UK's spending review and the related 10-year infrastructure strategy.

Most notably, the proposal to expand the remit of the Clean Industry Bonus to subsidise onshore wind and hydrogen.

Across the Channel, the French far-right has introduced a poison pill to an infrastructure bill that threatens to halt all renewable energy projects.

On the news front, we go over Apollo's nuclear investment, Aries' Plenitude acquisition, Startkraft's reduced renewables mandate and SDCL's share price woes.

We rounded off the discussion with the European Commission's proposal for an AI gigafactory PPP proposal and its progress in Germany.

Hosted by:

• Maya Chavvakula – Head of News
• Mathilde Dorbessan – Junior Reporter
• Aishwarya Harsure – Analyst

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