Next week, Trump is flying US officials to the UK Government’s Energy Conference, to fight for fossil fuel profits and sabotage renewables, alongside oil CEOs.
The UK could be on the brink of doing something huge: stopping new oil and gas drilling for good. ‘Drill baby drill’ Trump and his fossil-fuel allies know it — and they’ll do what they can to derail our progress.
We can’t let them.
The “Summit on the Future of Energy Security,” co-hosted by the UK Government and the International Energy Agency is expected to bring together Energy Ministers from countries across the world, and bosses from the likes of Shell, Eni and Ørsted.
Oil-frenzied Trump and his team have already been attacking the UK’s transition away from fossil fuels towards renewables. Now he wants to pressure the UK into abandoning climate leadership and doubling down on fossil fuels. And he’s not alone. The industry and some UK politicians are already trying to ram through disastrous new oil and gas projects like Rosebank.
As world leaders and energy CEOs gather to discuss our future, we need to make it impossible to ignore that people want climate action, a fair transition and affordable energy now. The first step we need is to stop new drilling and speed up the energy transition.
It’s time for a rapid and just transition to homegrown clean affordable energy that prioritises community, workers and justice. Together we can build that fossil-free future in a cleaner, fairer world.
