As the Strait of Hormuz closes again, there’s increasingly intense pressure on incoming prime minister Andy Burnham to change the UK government’s policy on North Sea oil and gas drilling.
This is often portrayed as an argument between climate and costs. Rather than chasing efforts to cut emissions, some say, the focus should exclusively be cutting energy bills. Unhelpfully, this sentiment completely misrepresents what is possible and what is at stake.
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