By Jeremy Williams “We need sensible, green leadership,” Rishi Sunak told the country last night, and “a better, more honest debate about how we secure the country’s long-term interest.” He used the words ‘honesty’ five times during a speech which contained dozens of falsehoods about climate policy. So, in the interests of an honest debate, here are ten of the […]
Analysis: The UK governments love-letter to the fossil fuel industry
The UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pictured at a gas plant in Aberdeen. Photo credit: 10 Downing Street, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 via FLICKR. By Anders Lorenzen Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his government are intensifying their support for the fossil fuel industry, and they have thus distanced themselves further from climate action previously pursued by successive UK governments. The government […]