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Reports: Government mulling review of support for overseas oil and gas projects

Cecilia Keating

Cecilia Keating

27 July 2020 • 4 min read

Reports suggest Boris Johnson keen to end UK loan guarantees for oil and gas projects overseas amid reputational concerns for the UK ahead of COP26

The Prime Minister is set to order a review of the UK's support for overseas oil and gas projects in an effort to align the government's overseas finance strategy more closely with its domestic climate...

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