The Guardian  ‘The prime minister’s green rhetoric has been accompanied by a series of actions that have left many observers aghast, and that appear contrary to leading an international push to net zero. These include:

• The green light for a Cumbrian coalmine, which provoked a months-long rowthat ended with the promise of a public inquiry
• New licences for oil and gas exploration in the North Sea, while other countries have been asked to forego fossil fuel reserves to stay within global carbon budgets
• Cutting overseas aid from 0.7% to 0.5% of GDP
• The UK’s support for climate sceptic Mathias Cormann to become head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
• Scrapping the UK’s only “green recovery” measure, the green homes grant
• Support for airport expansion
• Slashing incentives for electric vehicles