Cheap, plentiful energy is more important than climate-first strategy, says Tony Blair

NewsUKUK PoliticsCheap, plentiful energy is more important than climate-first strategy, says Tony BlairThe former PM says that decarbonisation is ‘essential’, but cannot be ‘pursued in isolation’Kate Devlin Tuesday 05 May 2026 00:01 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2970081","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tony-blair-net-zero-eu-b2970081.html","title":"Cheap, plentiful energy is more important than climate-first strategy, Blair warns"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-4638","index":0}Former prime minister Tony Blair (AFP/Getty)Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletterGet the latest political headlines with our free emailGet the latest political headlines with our free emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_VIEW_WESTMINSTER_cdp","regTitle":"View from Westminster","subscriptionGroup":"view_from_westminster","subscriptionGroupId":"b95d438b-1c8a-4bcc-b662-ba3e12f2afc5","type":"the_view_westminster","pathPrefix":"/news/uk/politics","associatedAuthors":["Kate Devlin","Millie Cooke","Athena Stavrou"],"title":"Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletter","mobileTitle":"Get the latest political headlines with our free email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/viewFromWestminster1_1_new.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveTheView","regSourceSection":"UK Politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false} Sir Ton...