Robert Palmer, deputy director at Uplift, said: “Climate change is claiming lives right now in this country. That’s people’s loved ones who would have otherwise lived without these heatwaves.
“We know that heatwaves will get more frequent and intense the longer we stay hooked on fossil fuels. The science is clear: the world already has far more oil and gas than can be burned safely if we want to maintain a liveable climate for ourselves and our children.
“And yet, there are some politicians who have an almost Trumpian obsession with more North Sea drilling, which would do nothing to lower bills and very little for our energy security. They are literally playing with people’s lives and need to be called out.
“We need a government that will put the public’s need for lower bills and a safe climate ahead of oil company profits, and speed up the shift to clean energy.”
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