The cynicism is staggering.
Among those in the English goverment who accept climate science, the likely thinking is that Britain's contribution to worldwide emissions is around 1%, so 'maxing out' North Sea oil and gas will have little global effect.
Sunak's announcement today is a combination of pandering to domestic selfishness, and a single-digit salute to the rest of the world.
#RishiSunak #NorthSeaOil #NorthSeaGas #ClimateEmergency
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-66357043
@hesgen And then other countries go ‘hey, we’re 0.1% to 2%, why don’t we do that as well?’ and before you know it the Paris agreement / Kyoto is lying in tatters…
Our actions don’t take place in a vacuum. Leadership matters.
Because of geopolitics, Sunak's extract more oil & gas madness, will cause other countries to compete (a ripple effect).
That's why reducing greenhouse gas emissions needs to be an international cooperative decision.
Sunak's policies could cause a geopolitical race to extract more "local" oil & gas for energy "security", that, will cause the planet to " burn" faster.
Sunak is sending a very dangerous "message" to world trade markets.
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