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The Latest Breaking News on Starmer: Energy sector backs transition from oil but wants help with challenges

The Observer view on Rishi Sunak’s net zero backtrack: a cynical ploy that won’t play with voters

The prime minister has trashed the consensus on climate to no electoral avail for the Tories

The Guardian - UK

Miliband hits out at Sunak over net zero policy shift

Shadow net zero secretary Ed Miliband said the Prime Minister viewed the green agenda as an obligation rather than an opportunity.

The Independent UK

‘The worst kind of culture war’: Tories attack Rishi Sunak’s reversal on net zero

The prime minister’s attempts to turn the climate emergency into a US-style wedge issue have dismayed veteran MPs who champion green policies

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Only 22% of Britons trust Sunak on climate, finds Guardian poll

Exclusive: Poll finds fewer than a quarter of people trust PM to tackle climate crisis after policy U-turn

The Guardian - UK

What do Rishi Sunak’s net zero policy changes mean for London’s renters and homeowners?

He called it a ‘new approach’ to net zero but how will the prime minister’s policy u-turn impact London residents?

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak defends U.K. climate policy U-turn amid international criticism

The British prime minister watered down key climate policies, and critics including Al Gore are slamming the changes. Analysts say with elections coming up next year, the pivot is politically driven.

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Two-thirds of people do not trust Tories on environment, poll finds – as it happened

Ipsos poll carried out after Rishi Sunak U-turn on net zero policies also evenly split on whether policy shift was correct

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Rishi Sunak likely to face legal challenges over net zero U-turn

UK climate watchdog said policy change would make it more difficult to meet legal commitments

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak's green U-turn risks delaying Scottish climate action, minister says

THE Scottish Government could be late in producing its new plans to tackle climate change because of the major “eleventh-hour” U-turn on green…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Government ‘urgently’ assessing impact of climate climbdowns – minister

The Scottish Government was given no notice of the announcement from Downing Street, Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan said.

The Independent UK

‘He is making the UK a climate villain’: MEPs denounce Sunak’s net zero retreat

Politicians from across the divide say ‘suicidal’ policy U-turns will harm environment and Britain’s economy

The Guardian - UK

How Sunak's back-pedalling on net zero could damage efforts to decarbonise Britain's homes

Rishi Sunak, the UK prime minister, has announced his government will scrap or delay a number of measures designed to help the UK reach net zero by 2050, with a particular focus on housing. This includes getting rid of impending requirements for landlords and property owners to upgrade the energy…

The Conversation

Factchecking Rishi Sunak’s claims on the net zero transition

We assess five claims used by the prime minister to try to justify his U-turn on green policies

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s an insult’: drivers react to Rishi Sunak’s electric car U-turn

Many feel decision to delay ban of petrol and diesel cars flies in face of environment and industry alike, while some see it as pragmatism

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The National (Scotland)

Douglas Ross slammed by Shona Robison after 'shouting her down' at FMQs

DEPUTY First Minister Shona Robison tore into Rishi Sunak's "unforgivable" decision to water down the UK's net zero commitments ...

Evening Standard

PM under fire over scrapped climate proposals including ‘meat tax’

Think tank says Rishi Sunak’s net zero changes will add £20 bn to household energy bills

The National (Scotland)

Scotland forced to delay petrol car ban after Rishi Sunak's U-turn, SNP say

SCOTLAND will have to push back its target to ban new petrol and diesel cars to 2035 after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a delay without…

The Independent UK

Scotland will have to delay ban on new petrol car sales after PM’s move – SNP

Dave Doogan said the country is ‘snared’ into the UK-wide Internal Market Act so cannot act separately on the issue.

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The Independent UK

Sunak creates dividing line with Labour with net zero slowdown

The policy overhaul included pushing back the ban on new petrol and diesel cars back by five years to 2035.

The Independent UK

Labour relishing Tory net zero clash as party refuses to back PM’s car ban delay

Shadow environment secretary Steve Reed predicted the Prime Minister’s watering down of green pledges would ‘blow up in his face’.

Al Jazeera

Sunak announces U-turn on several UK net zero policies

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pushes back the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the UK from 2030 to 2035.

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak’s government risks looking incapable of honouring a commitment

Net zero rollback could be a disaster for business confidence, with cars policy looking particularly perverse

The Independent UK

Sunak accused of claiming to have ‘scrapped’ measures that ‘were not policy’

Conservative former Cabinet minister Sir Simon Clarke criticised the Prime Minister for putting up ‘a lot of straw men’.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on diluting net zero targets: bad economics dictated by cynical politics

Editorial: The PM has chosen to put a narrow, divisive electoral calculation ahead of serious statecraft and responsible government

Evening Standard

Key points from Rishi Sunak’s speech on changes to net zero policies

A raft of changes impacting how the Government plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address other environmental concerns including air pollution has been outlined by the Prime Minister.

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