Tony Blair says current net zero push 'doomed to fail'
- On May 4, 2025, former Prime Minister Tony Blair cautioned that current global net zero strategies focusing on quickly eliminating fossil fuel use are unlikely to succeed.
- Blair based his call for a reset on rising fossil fuel demand in developing countries, especially China and India, where emissions growth outpaces reductions elsewhere.
- The report by Blair's think tank highlights challenges including a doubling of airline travel, soaring steel and cement demand, and declining global renewable investment.
- Blair states voters feel burdened by costly lifestyle sacrifices with minimal impact on emissions, urging focus on carbon capture, AI, nuclear, and new technologies instead.
- The UK government, supported by Environment Secretary Steve Reed and Ed Miliband, rejects policy resets and stresses ongoing investments in clean energy, carbon capture, and job creation.
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People with neoliberal views are less likely to support climate-friendly policies, research finds
Donald Trump won the US election on a campaign that included rolling back environmental laws. In the UK, Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch has called the national net zero target "impossible." And former prime minister Tony Blair has said the current approach of phasing out fossil fuels is "doomed to fail."
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