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

UK ‘too slow’ over climate crisis despite stark IPCC report

An oil rig anchored in the Cromarty Firth, Invergordon
Jacob Rees-Mogg said he supported continuing to extract North Sea oil despite government net zero targets. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

The UK government is moving too slowly to tackle the climate emergency, leading scientists have said in the wake of the latest IPCC report.

This comes after Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Brexit minister, declared that he supported “exploiting every last cubic inch of gas from the North Sea” the day the report was released.

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