Coalition government granted far more more meetings to fossil fuel sector than renewable energy companies between 2010 and 2014, Guardian analysis reveals
Fossil fuel companies enjoy far greater access to UK government ministers than renewable energy companies or climate campaigns, an analysis by the Guardian has revealed.
Shell, the fossil fuel multi-national, has had at least 112 meetings with ministers since the last general election, and its rival, BP, at least 79 meetings. But this outweighs the number of meetings that ministers granted to renewable energy companies.
I was just amazed at their sense of entitlement. They thought the government was there to ease their way
If Cameron’s serious about keeping people’s energy bills down… he’d put his money – and meetings – where his mouth is