"Climate chief told staff to ‘kill’ negative net zero story

Chris Stark accused of obfuscation after being asked for clarity over claims of a mistake made by the Climate Change Committee"

Telegraph: 9th March 2024: Telegraph exposes chief of unelected Climate Change Committee seeking to hide the truth

"...Freedom of Information request submitted by The Telegraph after apparent obfuscation by the climate watchdog over a story published by The Telegraph in January... reveals ...when asked for clarity over claims of a “mistake” made by the body... The head of the Government’s climate watchdog told officials to “kill”... negative news story with “technical language”... 

“How’s this – kill it with some technical language,” he told his team...

It raises questions about the transparency of the committee, which has been pushing the Government to impose more radical net zero targets...

David Jones, a Tory member of the Commons public administration committee and former Cabinet minister, said: “Chris Stark steps down as chief executive of the CCC next month. Before he goes, he has some serious questions to answer...

Jacob Rees-Mogg, the former business and energy secretary, said: “This seems outrageous – a public servant seeking directly to obfuscate..."

READ FULL ARTICLE HERE [including CCC response] 

[Newsdesk: This surely raises huge questions about the transparency and objectives of the Climate Change Committee, which is seen and heard regularly chastising the Government for failing to implement its recommendations, and urging it to ever more radical policy changes]