The UK government has been giving secret support at the very highest levels to Canada’s campaign against European penalties on its highly polluting tar sands fuel, the Guardian can reveal.
At the same time, the UK government was being lobbied by Shell and BP, which both have major tar sands projects in Alberta, and opened a new consulate in the province to “support British commercial interests”.
See http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/nov/27/canada-oil-sands-uk-backing