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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

‘He’s a believer’: will Sunak rebuild green agenda torn up by Truss?

Rishi Sunak at the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow last November
Rishi Sunak at the Cop26 climate summit, where he committed to making the UK the green finance centre of the world. Photograph: Alberto Pezzali/AP

The fact that some environment groups and green Tory MPs are welcoming the prospect of Rishi Sunak as prime minister perhaps shows how far the Overton window has shifted in recent weeks.

Sunak has never been considered a fully signed up member of the green agenda, and even allies admit he saw the “costs rather than the benefits” of environmental action while chancellor. But after just over a month of a Liz Truss government, many see a Sunak premiership as a welcome relief.

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