“We remain absolutely determined to succeed the goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, based on our international agreements“, underlined on Wednesday (20/9) the Minister of the Interior Suella Braverman speaking to Sky News. “But we have to adopt a realistic and balanced approachan approach that will serve our purposes,” he added.
“We will not save the planet by bankrupting the British”, Braverman emphasized. “We have to give priority to economic developmentwe have to give priority in household budgetswe have to give priority to cost of living“, he estimated.
After leaks to the press, the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak changed his schedule. He implied that the country will review its climate goalssaying that London will try to achieve carbon neutrality, but it will “in a better and more balanced way”.
Specifically Sunak wishes to carry forward to 2035 the ban on the sale of new vehicles powered by petrol or dieselwhich was scheduled for 2030. He also wishes to amend the plan to phase out from 2035 heating media that use gas.
For the British prime minister, politicians “of all parties have not been honest about the costs and trade-offs” of this policy.
The climate is an issue that is increasingly of concern to the British, at a time when Conservatives and Labor cross swords ahead of 2024 general election.
According to the Guardian, Sunak’s review of climate targets is aimed squarely at Labour’s agenda ahead of a national election sometime in the next 12 months.
Britain was the first major economy to adopted the legally binding goal of reducing carbon emissions to zero by 2050 and has developed clean energy production capabilities.
“Sunak prepares to retreat from his climate commitments”was the Times headline. “Finally! Logic in Carbon Neutrality’the conservative newspaper Daily Mail estimated.
Disagreements have also arisen within the Conservative party. Former COP26 President Alok Sharma appreciated that “withdrawing from this program will not help either financially or politically”.
“Rishi Sunak still has time to think and not commit the biggest mistake of his tenure”commented Conservative Chris Skidmore, the former energy secretary who signed into law Britain’s commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
Source: News Beast
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