Tory former net zero tsar calls for halt to Rosebank North Sea oil project

MP Chris Skidmore says approval would undermine UK's efforts to tackle climate crisis and its claims to leadership on world stageOpinion: I can't let ministers trash our net zero pledgeThe government's former "net zero tsar" has urged ministers to halt the development of the Rosebank oilfield in the North Sea, or risk destroying the UK's credibility on the climate crisis.Chris Skidmore, the influential Tory MP who led the review of the UK's climate goals, writes in the Guardian on Tuesday of his concern that the development could derail net zero. Continue reading...