Alok Sharma: UK must 'explain and demonstrate' how new oil and gas drilling aligns with net zero

Cecilia Keating
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Alok Sharma addresses MPs on 25 October
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Alok Sharma addresses MPs on 25 October

COP26 President also argues ramping up clean energy investment and insulating homes should be top priorities for Rishi Sunak as Britain's new Prime Minister

COP26 President Alok Sharma has urged his own government to "explain and demonstrate" how opening up more of the North Sea for oil and gas drilling can be compatible with delivering on the UK's climate...

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