While Boris Johnson and his government claim to be climate leaders, the big fossil fuel projects they’re supporting threaten to make climate breakdown even worse.
Oil wells in Surrey, the vast new Cambo oil field off Scotland, a coal mine in Cumbria – the government still refuses to accept they’re not compatible with fixing the climate crisis.
Then there’s the $1 billion (£730 million) of public money it’s put behind a gas development in Mozambique. All at the same time as trying to sell its green credentials to the world at the upcoming climate talks in Glasgow.
It’s blatant hypocrisy.
In just a week's time, MPs will debate the Glasgow climate talks (also called COP26) and the climate emergency in the House of Commons. If we want real action from our government ahead of the summit, we need as many MPs to speak up as possible.
Now is the time to highlight the government’s hypocrisy and demand an end to UK support for fossil fuels.
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