{"id":142231,"date":"2024-03-13T15:00:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T15:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/political-reasons-behind-uks-gas-power-plant-plan-says-former-un-climate-advisor\/"},"modified":"2024-03-13T15:00:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T15:00:03","slug":"political-reasons-behind-uks-gas-power-plant-plan-says-former-un-climate-advisor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/political-reasons-behind-uks-gas-power-plant-plan-says-former-un-climate-advisor\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Political reasons\u2019 behind UK&#8217;s gas power plant plan, says former UN climate advisor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/_C_hbLRBDZE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Political reasons\u2019 behind UK's gas power plant plan, says former UN climate advisor\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_C_hbLRBDZE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis decision has not been made for energy or economic reasons. It&#8217;s been made for political reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The government has backed the development of new gas-fired power plants which critics have claimed would make the country more dependent on fossil fuels. @c4ciran spoke to Former senior UN climate advisor Tom Rivett-Carnac about whether Britain needs more new gas-fired power stations. #climate #ukpolitics #energy #powerstation #c4news<\/p>\n<p>(Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe)<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThis decision has not been made for energy or economic reasons. 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