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UK PM Sunak goes full Greenlash. Chris Sacca doesn't want your "blood money". And a codebreaker for discussions leading to COP28.

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Richard Delevan
Sep 20, 2023
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Welcome back to Wicked Problems. The climate tech newsletter some people are saying is like an eavesdropping on a guy shouting at the radio when the Today programme comes on. And there was a lot of shouting this morning.

Fear not - Chris Sacca of Lowercarbon Capital competes for the ‘delightfully unhinged’ title; and if you want to decode the COP28 language debate on fossil fuels, Anca Gurzu of Cipher has you covered. But first…

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Going For Greenlash

How’s that EV factory visit going? (Wicked Problems/Midjourney)

A BBC scoop last night said that PM Rishi Sunak was poised to make a major speech this week abandoning major Net Zero targets. Delaying the 2030 ban on new ICE vehicle sales; gas boilers, and other measures put in place by previous (Conservative) governments.

Sunak issued a rare late-night statement that didn’t deny the change of direction. And i…

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