British troops could be sent in to battle to stop countries cutting down rainforests and drilling for oil, according to William Hague. The former foreign secretary says the focus of the Armed Forces could soon switch from protecting energy supplies to guarding the natural environment. ‘In the past the UK has been willing to use armies to secure and extract fossil fuels,’ he writes in the Environmental Affairs journal. ‘But in the future, armies will be sent to ensure oil is not drilled and to protect natural environments. ‘As a result, our policies towards China and climate change have become unavoidably linked,’ he adds.

Source: Daily Mail April 26, 2021 00:32 UTC