Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a visit to the UK Atomic Energy Authority, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, for a discussion on energy security and net zero
ENVIRONMENTAL groups and experts rubbished the government's “dangerously lacklustre” new net zero plans today, saying they fall short of tackling the climate crisis.
The latest Westminster strategy was drawn up after the High Court ruled that the government’s existing plans would not meet climate targets.
Measures include cutting the cost of electricity, which can be generated cleanly, at the expense of gas.
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