PM’s net zero speech ‘set us back’, head of climate watchdog warns
by Christopher McKeon
Apr 20, 2024
2 minutes
Rishi Sunak’s decision to water down environmental policies has “set us back” on reaching net zero, the outgoing head of the Government’s climate watchdog has said.
Chris Stark told the BBC other countries now regarded the UK as “less ambitious on climate” after the Prime Minister gave a speech last year delaying or scrapping some policies meant to cut carbon emissions.
He added: “In the speech itself, he
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