Ministers ‘misrepresented’ UK climate advisory body, say scientists

Government challenged to explain claim that UK will need 25% of energy to come from fossil fuels in 2050UK politics live – latest updatesThe UK government has “misrepresented” the Climate Change Committee (CCC) by wrongly claiming it said we would need a quarter of our energy to come from fossil fuels by 2050, scientists have said.In order to justify signing off new oil and gas licences in the North Sea, ministers have said the country will still require a quarter of its energy