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Commentary submitted by Robert Palmer in their own words.
Back to profileUK braced for more wildfires as fourth heatwave looms
Every new oil and gas field approved today makes us more complicit in the devastation and deaths caused by climate change.
British Gas owner Centrica plans overhaul with 1,300 job cuts over two years
It makes billpayers blood boil seeing Centrica make £497 million in profits today despite reporting an 18 per cent dip.
Andy Burnham announces £850m VAT cut on energy bills to ease cost-of-living
This will be a great relief to billpayers who have been struggling with sky high bills and paying much more for electricity than for gas. By removing VAT on electricity, it will also help the nation’s transition to electrification which is much needed to get us off the rollercoaster of volatile oil and gas prices.
Andy Burnham vows to give people ‘hope back’ as he becomes Labour leader
Burnham is right that Britain needs a different path from the one we’ve been on for decades.
UK’s 20th century climate ‘has now gone’ as extremes become the norm – report
We know it is also claiming thousands of lives, with 2,700 excess heatwave deaths in May and June alone.
Labour MPs told backing North Sea is ‘about more than oil and gas’
The vast majority of North Sea operators invest nothing in UK renewables – they want to maximise profits from oil and gas for as long as possible.
Deadly climate impact: 2,700 heat-linked deaths in recent heatwaves, experts say
Climate change is claiming lives right now in this country. That’s people’s loved ones who would have otherwise lived without these heatwaves.
15 million adults left feeling unwell by recent heatwave
When extreme heat is making people ill, it is beyond time that our politicians woke up to the fact that millions of people can’t just ‘turn up the AC’.
Household energy prices set to remain high this winter as £221 rise takes effect
Hard-up Brits are already struggling and Andy Burnham is right to put tackling high energy bills high on his agenda as we all face a hike of over £200.
Badenoch warns of ‘summer of chaos’ as Burnham prepares for No 10
Kemi Badenoch’s Trumpian obsession with oil and gas is blinding the Conservative Party to the reality of how climate change is affecting Britain.
Extreme heat warnings extended as sweltering temperatures grip parts of UK
Kemi Badenoch’s Trumpian obsession with oil and gas is blinding the Conservative Party to the reality of climate change affecting Britain right now.
Energy debt fears plaguing UK households
This research shows the grim reality of a system that puts profits before people.