Speaking of Ed: The Mail goes big on “red Ed” suggesting the U.K. In a variation on the theme, Labour leader Keir Starmer is visiting a university in London to highlight green tech research and will appear in a TV clip this afternoon. “There is a global race on for the jobs of the future - and Britain under the Tories is falling behind,” Miliband insisted in comments released overnight. Would love to be in the meetings: Shadow Climate Minister Ed Miliband is this morning setting out plans to boost jobs in green industries via “net zero industrial clusters” around the U.K. Sunak will record a clip for broadcasters after the bilats and will jet back to the U.K. Guaranteed meetings: Sunak will however be bumping fists with his bezzie French President Emmanuel Macron (who might even be enough of a friend to do a deal on tackling the small boats chaos) and new Italian PM Giorgia Meloni. There’s lots to chat about if the pair do catch up, with I’m a Celeb back on the box and Gavin Williamson no doubt being “ f*cked over” for not getting invited to some event or other. In an interview with the Sun’s Natasha Clark in the plane over to Egypt, the PM said he might “bump into” Johnson and insisted: “There is no hatchet to be buried!” A likely story. But here’s hoping for an awkward stop-and-chat in a corridor somewhere. Social distancing latest: The pair are still not planning to meet, Downing Street confirmed last night. In the other blue corner: Not on his hols for a change, BoJo will warn that the spike in fossil fuel prices in the wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine has created a “corrosive cynicism” about reaching net zero: “We must end the defeatism that has crept in since last year, we must end Putin’s energy blackmail, we must keep up our campaign to end global dependence on hydrocarbons, and if we retain the spirit of creative and promethean optimism that we saw at Paris and Glasgow, then we can keep 1.5 alive.” Never change, Boris. And we can bequeath our children a greener planet and a more prosperous future.” To bequeath or not to bequeath: Nevertheless, Sunak will pledge to do the right thing for the world, albeit using language in decline since the 1850s: “By honoring the pledges we made in Glasgow, we can turn our struggle against climate change into a global mission for new jobs and clean growth. Rob Merrick has the story in the Independent, while the Guardian goes big on the global failure to meet climate finance demands. ![]() Ol’ Bozza promised an annual £2.3 billion for developing countries, but the most recent figure on what’s being spent is from 2020 (£1.3 billion) so it’s impossible to know if the target is being hit. is delivering on its big-ticket promise to help poorer nations fight climate change. One problem is … we have no clue whether the U.K. He will also call on world leaders to meet the promises made at the previous summit in Glasgow, if anyone can remember what those were. Spreading the Rishis: In his speech, the PM will set out tens of millions of pounds to help fight climate change, including £65 million for green tech innovation and £150 million for protecting rainforests and natural habitats. We’ve provided £12.4 billion in new financing to the social housing sector since 2018, helping build around 35,000 houses for people to call home. ** A message from Lloyds Banking Group: We are proud to support social housing. Let’s hope it appears on news channels if the tech doesn’t pull through. His speech should be livestreamed on the official COP website here - but as is often the case with these big global entities, the website is kinda confusing. It should be possible to work out a livestream via this link. Timings of the titans: Johnson gets to speak first, with an address at 8.45 a.m. The big question from COP is … How was Gavin Williamson not invited to deliver a big speech? Let’s hope he hasn’t been “ pussed about” again. ![]() It’s reassuring to see no one breaking character. ![]() The two Conservative bigwigs are in Sharm El-Sheikh for the COP27 summit to deliver separate talks about saving the planet - with the former taking a fiscal approach, including a list of new spending commitments, and the latter urging a fightback against “defeatism” on the environment. NET ZERO SUM GAME: The Conservative leadership contest still seems to be in full swing this morning, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his former rival Boris Johnson competing on the world stage over who can save the climate harder. This is Emilio Casalicchio here for the first half of this week. Send tips here | Subscribe for free | Listen to Playbook and view in your browser
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