How green is Andy Burnham? Britain’s next PM faces tough climate decisions

Heatwaves, high energy prices, calls for reindustrialisation and North Sea drilling are all high on the to-do list Wildfires cast a pall of smoke this week over Greater Manchester , whose former mayor Andy Burnham stands on the threshold of No 10. Amid three...

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What happened: Heatwaves, high energy prices, calls for reindustrialisation and North Sea drilling are all high on the to-do list Wildfires cast a pall of smoke this week over Greater Manchester , whose former mayor Andy Burnham stands on the threshold of No 10. Amid three...

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Source attribution: The Guardian Business via theguardian.com. Original report: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/16/how-green-andy-burnham-britain-next-pm-tough-climate-decisions