On 12 February 2025, our UK Projects team gave a breakfast seminar providing an overview of recent and forthcoming developments in UK energy law and policy.

Six months after the new Labour government came to power, the event offered insights into a picture of change and continuity across the GB energy landscape, including a new overarching policy narrative, structural and institutional changes, and the development of an increasingly large range of business models (aka subsidies) across the sector.

This report summarises those insights to provide a high-level outlook on the year ahead.

As we step into 2025, there is a sense of renewed optimism and momentum in the sector. Energy infrastructure development remains central to two key missions under Keir Starmer's government, with the ambition of achieving "Clean Power" by 2030.