What Sunak’s net-zero pivot means for UK climate goals
The British Prime Minister says the UK could reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 without having to inconvenience the public. Experts are sceptical.
Rishi Sunak’s weakening of Britain’s net-zero targets has prompted ire among ecologists, business leaders and many of his own MPs.
But the UK prime minister believes he can win public support for his package of delays and tweaks to policies that impose financial burdens on voters – while creating a political trap for the opposition Labour Party ahead of the next election.
