The business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said an extension would help bolster supply amid uncertainty in Europe after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but dismayed climate campaigners
"Cash, coal, cars, trees", was oft repeated by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as a mantra summarising the UK's priorities to tackle at the international talks in Glasgow.
Some hope the disruption will accelerate the shift towards renewables, as climate and geopolitical goals of getting off gas align, while others fear it will hinder climate action as countries fall back on dirty energy sources like coal.Campaigners have accused some countries of doubling down on fossil fuel production under the pretext of energy security.
"Had successive Conservative governments not hamstrung onshore renewables then continually refused to remove the planning laws that still block their development to this day, maybe we wouldn't be so reliant on gas - and now potentially coal - for our electricity," he said.
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