The Environment Correspondent of the British Broadcasting Corporation.
The new PM promised to double down on the UK's commitment to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the century.
As summer temperatures soared, there was little talk of greater ambition from the Conservative candidates.
The Climate Change Committee said thattangible progress is lagging the policy ambition.
Is the new government going to close policy gaps or widen them?
The environment secretary and the business secretary are the key cabinet positions for net zero.
The business secretary will not be making friends within the environmental lobby.
Licenses for new oil and gas exploration could be approved quickly, as Mr. Rees-Mogg has said in the past that every last drop of North Sea oil could be taken. Climate scientists say there can't be any more fossil fuel projects if we want to keep the global temperature from rising more than 1.5 degrees. Climate scientists say missing that target would make climate change worse.
It does not affect net zero. Mr Mogg talked about oil and gas on his show.
It's more eco-friendly to use gas that you have at hand than to import gas from other countries.
A small group of Conservatives have been demanding that the new PM take a fresh look at the issue, and Ms Truss has given them some support.
She said on the campaign trail that the effective ban would be lifted, but only if the community supported it.
The threat of drilling causing earthquakes was overstated with the equivalent of a bus passing by your house, according to Mr. Rees-Mogg.
New renewable sources of power generation are cheaper than any of the fossil fuel or nuclear options. Shifting to wind and solar makes economic sense and gives us more energy security.
Britain is a world leader in offshore wind and in the next few years the building of ever larger wind- farms - mainly in the North Sea - looks set to continue. Huge projects will come on stream in the next two years.
There isn't likely to be a shift in policy towards two Conservative renewable bugbears.
The environment minister appears to have even stronger views on the subject of solar panels being limited to the roofs of buildings and not on agricultural land.
"I don't think there's any need for solar power because of the huge potential for wind," Ranil said in the video.
"If you feel strongly about protecting our countryside from solar farms write to your local councillor and give them the support they need to protect our countryside from them."
New wind farms on land have been put on hold since the local communities were given more power to object. Despite the attraction of cheaper energy, none of the people have shown any interest in making it simpler.
"hairshirt greenery" is the idea that environmental problems can be solved by limiting our consumption of resources.
People will not vote for it if you are too aggressive.
You have to go with the opinion of the public. Living standards can be raised through efficient use of technology.
The polling done by the new department of Mr. Rees-Mogg makes for interesting reading. It shows that a lot of people are unhappy about a solar farm being built in their area and a lot of people are happy about an on-shore wind farm.
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