Blair: Europe must move away from a climate-first plan

EUROPEAN leaders risk “falling behind” globally unless they change their energy strategy to prioritise supply and affordability, Sir Tony Blair has warned.

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In a foreword to a new report which also argues for Britain and the EU to move towards a “common market framework”, the former Labour prime minister said decarbonisation was “essential” but “cannot be pursued in isolation.”

In their introduction to the paper by the Tony Blair Institute, Sir Tony and former Italian premier Matteo Renzi said the countries that succeed will be the ones that can deliver “abundant, secure and affordable energy at scale”.