LONDON, 7 November 2023

Shruti Agarwal, Senior Adviser on Climate Change and Sustainable Economies at Save the Children said:

“All too often the climate crisis impacts families on the lowest incomes both here in the UK and across the world the hardest. Yet the government's decision to support more oil and gas expansion will only exacerbate this crisis and not lower bills.

“Today's announcement shows that the government is failing to make the real long term decisions needed to protect children's futures in the UK and around the world.

“Less than a month before world leaders gather at COP28 the UK’s rhetoric on climate leadership rings  as hollow as its actions, failing to confront the crisis with the urgency it requires.”

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