Sunak Was Told Diluting Green Policies Would Risk Net Zero
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Rishi Sunak was told weeks before deciding to roll back his green policies that he risked jeopardizing Britain’s place as global leader on climate as well as his legally binding net zero goal.
Senior officials working on climate policy advised the prime minister that this was the key decade to combat global warming, making the case that he should double down on net zero policies if he wanted the UK to meet its domestic and international obligations.