Fury as Keir Starmer's EU net zero surrender makes mockery of Britain's Brexit freedoms

Sam Hall, director of the Conservative Environment Network, said: “If the Government decides to align with the EU on carbon pricing, it will undermine our Brexit freedoms, economic growth, and even our environmental ambitions. We should retain our sovereignty to design a scheme that works best for the UK.

“Brexit has given us the flexibility to allow companies to reduce their carbon emissions in ways that benefit our economy and their bottom line. The UK desperately needs to plant more trees and grow our forests. If we keep an independent scheme and deliver the last government’s proposals to include woodland, we could unlock more private finance for creating forests and restoring our green and pleasant land. By aligning with the EU, we will lose this opportunity.

“While the UK should retain sovereignty, we shouldn’t abandon emissions trading schemes entirely. It is an important part of reducing emissions whilst growing the economy. It is a far more business-friendly and affordable approach to reducing emissions than restrictive red tape and bans.”

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