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UK Prime Minister Starmer admitted the loss of global climate consensus but reaffirmed the UK's full commitment to climate action at COP30 in the Amazon rainforest.
- On Thursday, Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged at Cop30 in Belém, Brazil, that the political consensus on climate is gone, but insisted the UK remains fully committed to climate action.
- The UK government opted out of committing public money to the Tropical Forest Forever Fund, surprising Brazilian hosts as Chancellor Rachel Reeves balances the books amid Treasury cost concerns.
- Starmer made an economic pitch for net zero, framing it as a jobs creator and bill cutter, while No 10 highlighted a £100 million commitment to Belfast Harbour supporting around 600 jobs.
- Environmental groups criticised the move, with the World Wide Fund for Nature saying it 'falls short' of Sir Keir Starmer's commitment, while the Brazilian government expressed strong frustration.
- From Monday, negotiators will spend two weeks focusing on forest finance amid the absence of India, Russia, US and China and recent extreme weather like Hurricane Melissa, which killed more than 75 people.
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The two-day meeting was an overture to the Cop30 climate conference, which will officially begin on Monday.
The world turns to energy pragmatism on the path to a new climate consensus | News Channel 3-12
Patrick Pleul // picture alliance via Getty Images As Dispatch Energy contributor Alex Trembath has noted, talk of emissions reductions at any cost is out, and political and economic realism is in. The only surprise is how long the shift took. Take Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, for example. A decade ago, while governor of the Bank of England, Carney warned that remaining fossil fuel reserves may become “unburnable” if the world wants to…
Starmer reiterates net zero pledge after admitting ‘consensus is gone’
The Prime Minister was speaking at the Cop30 summit in Belem, Brazil. Sir Keir Starmer challenged sceptics with a promise to double down on net zero as he admitted the “consensus is gone” on climate change in a speech at the UN’s Cop30 summit. The Prime Minister staunchly defended his Government’s clean energy agenda but conceded that cross-party unity on “science that is unequivocal” has splintered both in Britain and globally. Speaking at the …
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