Boris Johnson and the Environment

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Boris johnson was viewed by many green tories as their best hope on environmental issues for a long while. But did he actually do very much? There were three major environmental acts during his premiership. He also, of course, was prime minister at the time of the cop 26 uen climate summit in glasgow. A lot of that has been undone since by the warrin, crane and other geopolitical factors. So it's a kind of mixed picture.

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