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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.”

“In other news: Prime minister Andy Burnham addressedworld leaders at Cop31 in Turkey, pledging a “new era of British leadership” on climate change and reaffirming the UK’s commitment to its 2050 net-zero target.”

“But Cop31 is important too because Burnham wants to show that he remains committed to the net zero climate agenda but that he is also “pragmatic” about pursuing this in a way that helps with cost of living pressures.”

“Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Wednesday that a decision would be "taken in due course" while Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh stressed that affordability of energy bills was her "overriding objective".”

“Sources say Haigh, who is standing in for Andy Burnham after the prime minister recused himself over a potential conflict of interest, is likely to support a middle route and agree a new target of between 60% and 65%.”

“The decision will be made just as Andy Burnham prepares to travel to his first Cop summit as prime minister, where he and the foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, will champion electrification on a global scale.”

“Andy Burnham will face difficult decisions on energy policy against the competing pressures of sky-high industrial costs and Labour’s net zero commitments.”