It is less than a year since COP26 arrived in my hometown of Glasgow, bringing the world together to focus on tackling carbon emissions, protecting our precious forests and accelerating the shift to clean energy.

Meanwhile, this summer we experienced widespread heatwaves, record temperatures and drought conditions across the UK – climate change is undoubtedly already here.

However, the war in Ukraine and the cost-of-living crisis has shifted the world’s focus, as we face into the sharply rising cost, and the long-term insecurity, of the energy that we source and use. The government has grasped the immediate nettle, capping the cost of energy for consumers, but this cannot be the long-term solution.