So. Let's get this straight: The Prime Minister said at the start of his term that he wanted his government to be the greenest ever; The UK is already commited in the climate change act to an 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050; To meet that target the Commons' energy and climate change committee says we have to 'decarbonise' the energy sector by 2030
And yet, our posh-boy Chancellor, George Osborne seems intent on undermining those commitments by doing his best to encourage a second dash-for-gas in this country: A £500m subsidy for new gas exploration; lifting any requirement for new gas-fired power-stations to have CCS fitted before 2030; and now he's insisting that gas be a key part of our energy strategy beyond 2030!
The energy and climate change committee say that if this happens we will miss our 2050 commitment.
It's time for the PM to step in and prove his green credentials (if he actually has any) and give Osborne a good slap. Osborne is pandering to right-wing back-benchers and maybe lining himself up for party leadership. This and his general incompetence in his role as a chancellor makes him a liability. Get rid of the idiot.
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