Labour unveils £83bn state windfarms plan before key climate vote

Delegates at party conference to consider two motions on cutting UK carbon emissions

Labour is promising to build dozens of new state-owned offshore windfarms, at a cost of 83bn in public and private money. The plan comes as members prepare to debate the climate emergency at their party conference in what could be a fierce contest between heavyweight unions and grassroots campaigners.

On Tuesday, delegates will be asked to vote on the party's target to cut the UK's carbon emissions to net zero. Two motions are to be put to members, one with a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2030 - which would be much more stringent than the government's current target of net zero by 2050 - and one backed by the GMB union, which does not set a date.