The JCB heir with big money in green energy

The Bamfords have enjoyed access to Boris Johnson while lobbying for hydrogen

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In a video filmed shortly before the UK hosted the Cop26 climate conference, Boris Johnson strolls alongside Jo Bamford and his father, the JCB boss, Anthony Bamford. Behind them is a JCB digger, and a big green bus is parked just across from the Houses of Parliament for a photocall. The prime minister quizzes the men about the economics of switching engines from fossil fuel to hydrogen. It's the same cost as running it on diesel," Jo Bamford replies. It's already the same."

The video, posted by Jo Bamford's gas distribution company, Ryze Hydrogen, on its Instagram feed in October, shows the privileged access the businessman enjoyed while lobbying for hydrogen to take a central place in Britain's transition from fossil fuels.