‘Politicians will be judged on delivery of net zero strategy,’ UN climate chief says

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W orld leaders have been warned by the United Nations’ chief climate change scientist to “stick to” the shift from petrol and diesel to electric cars, and that opening new oil reserves was storing up “very difficult choices” for future governments. In an exclusive interview with the Standard, Professor Jim Skea said that political leaders had a “particular responsibility” as the “ringmasters or ringmistresses” to lead the battle against global warming, which he warned may be happening faster than expected. He also emphasised that they would be judged as global leaders, or not, on tacking climate change by whether “net...