Foreign Secretary David Cameron must walk a green tightrope

clock • 3 min read

The ex-PM's appointment to government holds a number of implications for the climate and energy agenda, writes his former special advisor Tara Singh

It is September 2014, one year before the critical 2015 Paris Climate Summit. I am a Special Adviser in Number 10, trying to convince Prime Minister David Cameron to give a speech to the United Nations...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Politics

Government confirms Keir Starmer to attend COP30 Climate Summit
Politics

Government confirms Keir Starmer to attend COP30 Climate Summit

Prime Minister's spokesperson says Starmer will be 'driving forward' the UK's position as 'a global leader on climate action and green growth'

James Murray
James Murray
clock 20 October 2025 • 2 min read
Grid delays threaten the government's Clean Power 2030 mission
Politics

Grid delays threaten the government's Clean Power 2030 mission

NESO has chosen to delay and revise dates when many new renewables projects would be able to secure a connection to the grid, leading to uncertainty for developers, writes Labour MP Mike Reader

Mike Reader, MP
clock 20 October 2025 • 3 min read
We surveyed British MPs - most don't know how urgent climate action is
Politics

We surveyed British MPs - most don't know how urgent climate action is

John Kenny, University of East Anglia and Lucas Geese - The Conversation
clock 13 October 2025 • 4 min read