Critique of Tony Blair Institute's climate paper: Net zero progress is popular, not politically risky
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Summary
The article critiques the Tony Blair Institute's climate paper "The Climate Paradox," arguing that while the paper correctly notes the climate movement has matured, its broader narrative is flawed. The author contends the paper is wrong about what voters think regarding climate action, and warns against undermining progress on clean energy by falsely claiming it is politically unpopular. The piece pushes back against the notion that the UK should slow down its net zero ambitions.
Key quotes
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But while parts of the report are compelling, its broader narrative is flawed, and risks doing real damage at a critical political moment.
It is wrong about what voters think about climate action.
Now is not the time to undermine hard-won progress or repeat the falsehood that clean energy is politically unpopular.
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