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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

Climate plan based on phasing out fossil fuels doomed to fail, says Tony Blair

Tony Blair.
Tony Blair. Photograph: Pedro Alvarez

Tony Blair has called for the government to change course on climate, suggesting a strategy that limits fossil fuels in the short term or encourages people to limit consumption is “doomed to fail”.

In comments that have prompted a backlash within Labour, the former prime minister suggested the UK government should focus less on renewables and more on technological solutions such as carbon capture.

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