Rishi Sunak's watered-down environmental policies set back the UK's net zero goal, as stated by Chris Stark, UK's Climate Change Committee head.
Rishi Sunak's decision to water down environmental policies has "set us back" on reaching net zero, according to Chris Stark, outgoing head of the UK's Climate Change Committee. Stark said other countries now regard the UK as "less ambitious on climate" after Prime Minister Sunak delayed or scrapped certain carbon emission-cutting policies in a speech last year. Stark added that it would be "extremely difficult to recover" the UK's international reputation on climate action.
April 20, 2024
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