George Osborne accused of making climate change worse with tax breaks

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Friends of the Earth claims chancellor handed out £2.7bn of incentives to North Sea oil and gas firms

Friends of the Earth has accused the chancellor George Osborne of exacerbating climate change by handing out £2.7bn of incentives to energy companies to fuel North Sea oil and gas production. FoE said...

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