Why new oil and gas licences have nothing to do with energy security
In the run-up to Cop28, the government has the opportunity to show climate leadership. Instead we’ve had political pantomime.
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Robbie MacPherson is political adviser at Uplift, a campaigning and research organisation helping to move the UK towards a fossil fuel-free future and a just transition.
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