The PM will hope his comments nicely pave the way for negotiations at COP27, but the government may still dish out new permits to harvest more oil and gas from the North Sea, counter to its climate targets.
But the government is still mooting plans to issue more than 100 new licences for North Sea oil and gas extraction, initiated by Boris Johnson and pushed strongly by his successor, Ms Truss.It has also further delayed a decision on whether to approve a new coal mine in Cumbria, expected on Monday but now pushed back until after COP27.
"We need to move further and faster to transition to renewable energy," the PM added, although his team did not unveil details of funding or targets to facilitate the aim.Writing in The Observer, Sir Keir said:"Twelve years of the Conservatives has left our energy system exposed, bills rocketing, while failing to tackle the climate emergency.
"Not only do the UK's policies completely fail to match up to its climate targets, but it has also failed to pay more than $300m promised to support developing countries deal with devastating climate impacts," head of politics Rebecca Newsom told Sky News. Speaking from Sharm El-Sheikh, she urged the PM to rule out new oil and gas drilling, and to invest in home insulation to cut energy demand.
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