Sunak’s Green U-Turn Angers Tories, Casts Doubt on Net Zero
- UK premier weighs delaying ban on petrol, diesel cars to 2035
- Plans speech on green agenda this week, before Tory conference
WATCH: London Mayor Sadiq Khan says Sunak is weak on climate change.
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he would roll back some green-energy policies without abandoning the UK’s carbon goal, opening rifts within his Conservative Party and adding new uncertainty for companies that have invested based on those targets.
The premier is due to give a speech in Downing Street on the government’s green agenda on Wednesday afternoon.