Issa's a Green Candidate?

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She did commit to the net zero policy, but she said a few things around that. The really important thing here is that she has seen a need to present herself as green. You can't solve the cost of living crisis without solving the energy crisis. And the only way to do that is through lower carbon forms of energy. Reliance on gas has got us into this trouble in the first place.

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have clashed on a number of issues as they battle to become the next prime minister. However, as heated debates hit our television screens, the climate emergency has been alarmingly absent from discussions. Ian Sample chats to Guardian environment correspondent Fiona Harvey about which candidate is ‘least bad’ when it comes to green policies, and why one of the world’s most urgent issues has taken a back seat in the leadership contest. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod