Global temperatures are expected to rise by at least 2.4C, despite pledges made at the COP26 climate talks for the next decade, new analysis from the Climate Action Tracker warned today.
The COP26 president, Alok Sharma, declared this morning: “I do believe that the end of coal is in sight. I do believe that we are getting to a point we can consign coal power to history.”
The government has announced it is abolishing the Department of Energy and Climate Change, which regulates some onshore oil and gas operations.
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DRILL OR DROP? 