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Politicians now talk of climate 'pragmatism' to delay action - new study

Steve Westlake, University of Bath - The Conversation

09 September 2025 • 5 min read

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Former Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak and his successor Kemi Badenoch / Credit: HM Treasury

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has described her plan to "maximise extraction" of the UK's oil and gas from the North Sea as a "common sense" energy policy. Politicians are using language like...

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