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Kwasi Kwarteng’s stand for green energy isn’t everything, but it helps
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On Monday, as war in Ukraine caused turbulence in the European energy market, and just before the publication of the “bleakest warning yet” from scientists on the climate crisis, the UK’s secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy, Kwasi Kwarteng, took to Twitter to set out his case for a clean energy future for the UK.
It was a major intervention from the business secretary, at a vital juncture. Kwarteng is joining many of the biggest voices and leading experts in the UK energy industry in arguing for clean energy and rejecting fossil fuels.
But this new emphasis from the government will need to be backed up by further policy and action if it is to mean real change.
So what should we make of Kwarteng’s statements?
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