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UK leader Rishi Sunak delays ban on new gas and diesel cars by 5 years in contentious climate shift

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he’s delaying by five years a ban on new gas and diesel cars that had been due to take effect in 2030

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Rishi Sunak announces major weakening of UK's net zero policies

RISHI Sunak has unveiled a major rollback of the UK’s climate policies.

The National (Scotland)

Sunak should be wary of backtracking on net zero – what history tells us about flip-flopping on the environment

Rishi Sunak has delivered a speech in which he announced delays to key net zero targets, including postponing the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars until 2035. It is a remarkable event given that the UK Conservative party has at least paid lipservice to environmental concerns…

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Rishi Sunak waters down climate policies, citing need to avoid public ‘backlash’

The Prime Minister outlined the plans in a hastily arranged press conference in Downing Street.

The Independent UK

London business chief slams Rishi Sunak’s ‘flaky’ fossil fuel car ban rollback

PM says he’s acting to avoid public ‘backlash’ as he weakens raft of green policies

Evening Standard

Tories at war over Rishi Sunak’s betrayal of net zero pledge

Boris Johnson and Al Gore lead outrage against PM’s watering down of climate promises

The Independent UK

UK net zero policies: what has Sunak scrapped and what do changes mean?

PM has outlined plans to delay some climate targets, saying they will save people money. Experts give their view

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Sunak’s net zero U-turn is so toxic that it’s united Greens and car manufacturers against him

With climate change a top priority for the public, surely time is up for a prime minister who couldn’t seem to care less, says Green MP for Brighton Pavilion Caroline Lucas

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Boris Johnson attacks Rishi Sunak’s plans to ease net zero goals: ‘We cannot afford to falter’

Former prime minister Boris Johnson said Britain ‘cannot afford to falter now or in any way lose our ambition for this country’

The Independent UK

‘Pathetic’: what scientists and green groups think of UK’s net zero U-turn

UK not a serious player in global race for green growth, says Greenpeace, while Oxfam says move is ‘betrayal’

The Guardian - UK

'Catastrophic': Stephen Flynn's full letter to Rishi Sunak on net zero 'sabotage'

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has written to the Prime Minister urging him to rethink a reported U-turn on the UK Government's net-zero…

The National (Scotland)

Sunak to set out plans on net-zero commitments

The Prime Minister was due to deliver a speech in Downing Street setting out a ‘proportionate’ approach to cutting emissions.

The Independent UK

Sunak briefs Cabinet as he prepares to water down net zero plans

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to set out a ‘proportionate’ approach to the emissions-cutting problem.

The Independent UK

We won’t save planet by bankrupting the British people, says Braverman

Home secretary denies government backing away from net zero commitments but says it must take ‘pragmatic approach’

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The Independent UK

UK leader Rishi Sunak signals plan to backtrack on some climate goals

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is preparing to water down some of Britain’s climate commitments, saying the country must fight climate change without penalizing workers and consumers

The Independent UK

Braverman says green policies cannot ‘bankrupt’ people as Sunak mulls changes

The Prime Minister is expected to water down key environmental pledges in a speech later this week.

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UK Contemplating Pushing Back New ICE Car Ban to 2035

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to announce a change in the policy, which is planned to go into effect in 2030.

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Sunak to water down net zero commitments to ensure they are ‘proportionate’

The Prime Minister’s plans to weaken green targets has prompted an outcry from some senior Tories and campaigners.

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The Independent UK

Suella Braverman defies Tory critics and says ‘we won’t save planet by bankrupting Britain’

Suella Braverman blasted ‘totally unrealistic and punitive’ green targets set by previous governments

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak set to announce major backtrack on UK's climate commitments

THE UK Government is set to announce a major rollback of green policy commitments, reports suggest.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak mulling over watering down net zero commitments – report

The Prime Minister has been accused of lacking interest in climate policies.

The Guardian - UK

Sunak planning to drop net zero policies in pre-election challenge to Labour

Plans set to be announced on Friday could include delaying ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars

The Independent UK

Sunak to defy Tory net zero sceptics and bring in strict electric car targets

PM has raised sceptics’ hopes of relaxation in rules after telling motorists he was ‘on their side’

The Guardian - UK

New fossil fuel projects ‘very unwise economic risk’ says global energy chief

Fatih Birol, head of International Energy Agency, says countries planning expansion are ‘misjudging market trends’

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak tells G20: UK will resist ‘hair shirt’ policies on net zero pledge

The prime minister suggested to the summit that he wanted to limit the impact of green measures on British consumers

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