Posing at COP27 should not be the Prime Minister’s priority
8 November 2022
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Andy Mayer writes in CapX
IEA Chief Operating Officer and Energy Analyst Andy Mayer has written for CapX questioning the need for Rishi Sunak’s attendance at COP27.
Andy wrote:
“The truth is that any serious deals are actually done well in advance of the conference itself, and most could be done without a conference at all. (…) It does not require the Prime Minister’s personal attention to decide whether spending £90m conserving the Congo rainforest is a more worthy project than funding the India space programme, or early stage R&D for a Nigerian battery factory.”
Andy also highlighted the importance of sound economic policy in delivering environmental progress, writing:
“Without sound money and lower debts the UK can’t afford to help anyone else. Without a resilient, affordable energy system rooted in realism about the pace of change from fossil fuel to low carbon, we’re hardly a good example.”
The full article can be read here.
Andy wrote:
“The truth is that any serious deals are actually done well in advance of the conference itself, and most could be done without a conference at all. (…) It does not require the Prime Minister’s personal attention to decide whether spending £90m conserving the Congo rainforest is a more worthy project than funding the India space programme, or early stage R&D for a Nigerian battery factory.”
Andy also highlighted the importance of sound economic policy in delivering environmental progress, writing:
“Without sound money and lower debts the UK can’t afford to help anyone else. Without a resilient, affordable energy system rooted in realism about the pace of change from fossil fuel to low carbon, we’re hardly a good example.”
The full article can be read here.
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