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““The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it is upon us all now, devastating lives and livelihoods everywhere,” said Burnham, who promised the UK would get to net zero emissions, and backed a proposal for countries to further electrify their economies.”

“Since the election of Andy Burnham, some are suggesting that Net Zero has begun to take a back seat in the Government’s list of priorities.”

“Andy Burnham told a UN climate summit the UK is committed to hitting Net Zero by 2050 today - despite an apparent shift in tone domestically.”

“Prime minister Andy Burnham will announce the move on Thursday at Cop31, the UN climate summit, with the new role designed to advise the government on national security risks from the climate crisis before they spell catastrophe.”

“Andy Burnham will pledge a “new era of British leadership” on climate action as he announces a new climate security envoy at the United Nations Cop31 summit in Turkey, warning that the global consensus on tackling the crisis has broken down.”

“…sion to approve the oilfield would be met with dismay from climate campaigners and some Labour backbenchers who view it as a harmful step away from prioritising net zero – and may see the shift of emissions from one country to another as a trivial…”