Can Labour afford ambitious climate policy?

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Can Labour afford ambitious climate policy?

Surrounded by a host of tropical plants, trees and fungi in Kew Gardens, David Lammy argued something surprising: that climate change would be “central to all the Foreign Office does.” In light of the current state of international affairs, it is remarkable that Lammy’s maiden speech – regally named ‘The Kew Lecture’ – addressed the climate crisis. Last week, Lammy was in Washington D.C. accompanying the prime minister to a meeting with Joe Bid…