UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak turns to oil and gas as new weapon in election battle

OPINION: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has cranked up the pro-fossil fuels rhetoric this week, hoping to gain support from climate change sceptics for the country’s governing Conservative Party.

During a visit to the country’s oil capital of Aberdeen, Sunak said hundreds of new oil and gas exploration licences will be granted for the UK North Sea to “bolster our...