Tony Blair's recent comments on net zero policies have sparked renewed scrutiny of his post-premiership influence through the Tony Blair Institute (TBI). With a workforce exceeding 900 and operating in over 40 countries, the TBI has become a significant player in global policy advising. Critics highlight potential conflicts of interest, pointing out Blair's associations with fossil fuel interests and wealthy tech donors. These connections have led to allegations regarding the institute's commitment to social justice, as well as its focus on technology as a solution to global challenges, raising doubts about its editorial independence.
Blair's well-documented links to petrostates and oil and gas companies ought to alone be enough to disqualify this man as an independent and reliable arbiter of what's possible or commonsense in the energy transition.
The TBI is a bunch of tech bros who don't care about social justice or fairness.
I give congratulations to the marketing department at the Tony Blair Institute (TBI), who have managed to time it brilliantly to get maximum coverage.
Blair first set up the institute eight years ago with a plan to take money from high-rolling donors and foreign governments and plough it into policy analysis and philanthropic work.
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