All vehicles in the UK will require “zero-emissions capability” by 2035, the government has said in its much-delayed Net Zero Strategy, which sets out plans for Britain to be powered entirely by clean electricity come the same year.
In the document, published on Tuesday, ministers commit £620m to zero-emission vehicle grants and more infrastructure for electric cars in residential areas.
Boris Johnson said his strategy for achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 shows how “we can build back greener, without so much as a hair shirt in sight”.
Announcing the long-awaited plans in the Commons today, business minister Greg Hands told MPs if they did not “take action now, we will continue to see the worst effects of climate change” – despite the measures being revealed just 12 days before the Cop26 climate summit.
Labour figures were quick to attack the report, saying it doesn’t go nearly far enough to combat the climate crisis. Clive Lewis, the MP for Norwich South, branded it a “burn now, pay later document” and said its entire 368-page contents is filled with “strategy that isn’t fit for purpose”.
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