Mr Sunak said his approach was “to support the UK’s energy industry”. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LONDON - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has backed plans to permit new fossil fuel exploration off Britain’s coast, asin an interview published on Saturday.
“That is just going to weaken our energy security and strengthen the hands of dictators like President Putin. “Everybody sensible recognises that we will need those fossil fuels as part of the transition to net zero,” he argued.
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