British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will give a speech this week in which he is expected to delay some of the government’s policies to reach net zero emissions by 2050, saying the response to climate change should be more “proportionate.”In a highly unusual late-night statement after reports that he was planning to row back on some of the government’s key green policies, Sunak said he would set out an “important long-term decision” about the country’s plans to reach net zero. “I am proud that Britain is leading the world on climate change. We are committed to Net Zero by 2050 and the agreements we have made internationally – but doing so in a better, more proportionate way,” he said in the statement. “I’ll be giving a speech this week to set out an important long-term decision we need to make so our country becomes the place I know we all want it to be for our children.”
With a general election looming next year, Sunak sees scaling back some green policies as a way to win over swing voters “ahead of a general election expected next year.” It would be a striking reversal for Britain which until recently was a self-proclaimed leader in climate policy…
Source:globalnews.ca/
Saturday, April 18, 2026
