Exposed: Rachel Reeves and Sadiq Khan endorsed Just Stop Oil activist’s climate report.uk
EXCLUSIVE: Express.co.uk can reveal that one of the authors of the IPCC climate report, backed by the Chancellor and Mayor of London, addressed members of Just Stop Oil on Thursday night.
Sadiq Khan and Rachel Reeves both endorsed the report, co-authored by the climate activist Steinberg (Image: Getty)
RACHEL Reeves and Sadiq Khan have been accused of backing an eco zealot plotting the demise of the British economy.
Shadow Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho blasted the Chancellor and Mayor of London for previously endorsing a report co-authored by Julia Steinberger from Just Stop Oil sister group Renovate Switzerland.
Steinberger contributed to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which both Ms Reeves and Mr Khan shared online with praise.
The report called on Governments to prioritise “equity, social justice, climate justice, rights-based approaches, and inclusivity” when tackling climate change.
Ms Coutinho told Daily Express: “It doesn’t come as a surprise that Rachel Reeves and Sadiq Khan backed Steinberger’s report, as one of Labour’s largest donors used to fund Just Stop Oil and is now a prominent campaigner against new nuclear.”
Julia Steinberger told Just Stop Oil activists they should be supporting a “de-growth” economy (Image: Express)
Steinberger being pulled from the Bern motorway in 2022 (Image: @actnow_CH)
On December 5 Steinberger addressed more than 260 Just Stop Oil activists during an online meeting, infiltrated by the Daily Express.
During her speech, the eco-warrior advocated for replacing Britain’s “predatory” economic system with a “de-growth and post-growth” model.
‘De-growth’ and ‘post-growth’ are theories put forward by radical left-wing economists, arguing that countries should be reducing consumption and growth to save the planet.
Rachel Reeves endorsing Steinberger’s report in 2023 (Image: X.com)
Sadiq Khan endorsing the report in 2023 (Image: X.com)
Responding to Steinberger’s comments, Ms Countinho added: “Anti-growth policies are not the way to solve climate change. We are only 1% of global emissions – we will play our part but living standards in Britain must come first.”
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage added: “These people want to reverse human progress. They ought to go to China to protest instead.”
