The 2024 UK election and the uncertain mandate for rapid climate action
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Words by Dr Chantal Sullivan-Thomsett, Senior Research Associate After Labour’s landslide victory, there was an audible sigh of relief from many environmental advocates. E3G, for example, deemed it a ‘super strong mandate for ambitious climate action and green investment’, with the party’s pledge to decarbonise the UK’s energy supply by…