"The Fate Of Britain's Environment Rests On A Cabinet Tug Of War"

"The cast has changed following Theresa May’s reshuffle, but the play remains the same. It’s a struggle pitching free-market red tape slashers against those backing a clean, green economy as the UK’s best long term bet. The big question is whether this performance will have a different ending.

The performance directed by David Cameron was full of good lines - “the greenest government ever” – but the reviews, even by him, were poor: “cut the green crap”.

So what about the new actors, starting at the top. Theresa May has said virtually nothing about the environment and climate change, but the new chancellor, Philip Hammond already has some stirring words up his sleeve. In November last year, as foreign secretary, he said climate change was both a grave threat and a fantastic opportunity: “There may now be more risk in being left behind than there is in taking the lead.”"

Damian Carrington reports for the Guardian July 15, 2016.

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