John Ashton accuses oil company and others of being ‘narcissistic, paranoid and psychopathic’ and being unable to contemplate low-carbon future

Shell and its oil and gas peers are narcissistic, paranoid and psychopathic, and engaged in a cynical attempt to block action on global warming, according to the UK’s former climate change envoy.

Related: Open letter to Shell’s Ben van Beurden from John Ashton

Stop pretending gas is part of the answer, rather than a necessary stage in a transition to be kept as short as possible

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