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George Monbiot: UK's £21.7bn carbon capture spending is a wasteful fossil fuel con

George Monbiot argues that the UK government's £21.7bn investment in carbon capture technology is a wasteful, misguided approach to tackling climate change, driven by fossil fuel industry influence rather than effective solutions. He suggests the new prime minister should cancel this spending and redirect funds to better climate strategies.

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The new prime minister will be looking for money? Well, here's £21.7bn lying on the ground.
The government could cancel its deranged, disastrous carbon capture

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There are far better ways to tackle climate breakdown, but successive governments have chosen to listen to the fossil fuel companies instead The new prime minister will be looking for money? Well, here’s £21.7bn lying…
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