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Helena Horton, a Guardian environment reporter, has considered whether Zac Goldsmith is right to say Rishi Sunak is not interested in green issues. He is, she concludes. Here is her article.
Goldsmith says Sunak is apathetic about the environment. It’s hard to disagreeRead more
And here is an extract.
While it would be difficult to accuse Sunak of being a climate denier, the evidence suggests he does not care about the subject, which has resulted in a lack of climate action and risks the UK helping push the planet towards an uninhabitable condition.
Though the prime minister is always keen to regale audiences with how his young daughters are champions for the environment, he is certainly not one. When he was chancellor, ministers in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Foreign Office frequently described him as a “block” on funding for climate and nature, and said that at the cabinet…
2023-06-30 10:54:57
Article from www.theguardian.com
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