Conservative party to ditch commitment to net zero in UK by 2050

Sam Hall, director of the Conservative Environment Network, said: “It is a mistake for Kemi Badenoch to have jumped the gun on her own policy review and decided net zero isn’t possible by 2050.

“This undermines the significant environmental legacy of successive Conservative governments, which provided the outline of a credible plan for tackling climate change. The important question now is how to build out this plan in a way that supports growth, strengthens security, and follows conservative, free market principles.”

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