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Britain is dependent on China to meet green targets, new report warns amid fears of forced labour and security risks in solar panels and wind turbines

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A new report by the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China warns that Britain's efforts to meet its Net Zero targets are dependent on Chinese technology tainted by forced labour and security risks. The report highlights China's dominant role in producing wind turbines, solar panels, and electric car batteries, with significant evidence of state-sponsored forced labor and software vulnerabilities in these supply chains. This dependence could undermine UK energy security if Chinese supplies were disrupted, halting offshore wind development within months due to critical component shortages.

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As of October 14, 2026, Britain faces significant challenges in meeting its green targets due to its dependence on Chinese technology for renewable energy, according to a report by The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC). IPAC warns that China dominates the production of wind turbines and solar panels, controlling up to three-fifths of global wind turbine blade manufacturing. The report highlights substantial evidence of state-sponsored forced labor in the electric vehicle (EV) and renewable energy supply chains from China, raising ethical concerns alongside security risks like dangerous software vulnerabilities in equipment. Despite these issues, the report asserts that Britain's climate goals cannot be met without cooperation with China, indicating a need for acceptance of supply chains tainted by forced labor and unfair trade practices.

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Britain's Net Zero targets are pushing it towards Chinese technology that is made with forced labour and contains security risks, a report has warned. asserted

report → push → risks

A major audit found that China dominates the production of wind turbines and solar panels as well as the components for electric car batteries. asserted

China → find → batteries

The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) said there is 'substantial evidence' of state-sponsored forced labour in the 'EV and renewable energy supply chains', as well as dangerous software vulnerabilities in the equipment. asserted

Alliance → say → equipment

'Climate targets as set will not be met without cooperation with China, and accepting medium-term dependence,' its report stated. asserted

report → set → dependence

'This means accepting supply chains tainted by forced labour and unfair trade practices.' ' asserted

This → mean → labour

While the UK is pursuing domestic initiatives, like net-zero by 2050, renewable energy expansion, and green finance, its success is also tied to global supply chains, international diplomacy, and technological cooperation, where China plays a central role. asserted

China → pursue → role

' The report set out how China has a 'near monopoly' in polysilicon - the material used to make solar panels - and also makes three-fifths of all wind turbine blades as well as controlling the market in rare earth minerals that underpin green technology. asserted

that → set → technology

Wind turbines off the coast of New Brighton beach on the Wirral peninsula Combined with forced labour and the huge scale of China's industrial complex, it can significantly undercut rivals elsewhere - with its wind turbines up to 40 per cent cheaper than Europe's. asserted

turbines → combine → Europe

In addition, vulnerabilities such as 'unpatched software flaws' in the tech 'present risks to UK energy security'. asserted

vulnerabilities → unpatche → security

Britain's dependence on China for in-demand components also means that clean power projects are at risk of being delayed. asserted

projects → mean → risk

If Chinese magnet supply were disrupted it would 'halt offshore wind development within months', the report said. asserted

report → disrupt → months

At a launch event, IPAC members pointed out that the UK Government last year blocked a plan by Chinese company Ming Yang to open a huge wind turbine manufacturing plant in Scotland on national security grounds. asserted

Government → point → grounds

Under pressure from Lord Alton, Labour ministers also agreed to add to legislation a requirement that GB Energy would not use solar panels linked to slave labour. asserted

Energy → agree → labour

IPAC chairman Sir Iain Duncan Smith said: 'We need to understand whether we see China as a threat or not. asserted

we → say → threat

'If we see China as a threat, it means we have to approach what we buy or arrange from China on a basis that either we can control that threat or we do not do it.' asserted

we → see → it

Britain is dependent on China to meet green targets, new report warns amid fears of forced labour and security risks in solar panels and wind turbines

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