Anti-Net Zero Populism

UK Politics

Climate crisis denier Lee Anderson finds common cause with Reform UK

— Tory MP Lee Anderson, suspended from the Conservative Party, joins Reform UK, a climate science denial party. He opposes net zero policies, supports fossil fuels, and works with GB News, known for climate denial.

UK Politics

Rishi Sunak is wrong: We polled the British public and found it largely supports strong climate policies

— The UK Government is backtracking on climate legislation and directing funds towards the expansion of the oil and gas industry. Research, however, highlights widespread public support for robust climate measures, contradicting the government’s narrative.

OPINION

Rishi Sunak has ripped up decades of cross-party consensus on climate change

— The prime minister’s decision to delay or scrap green measures will make it harder for the UK to keep its climate commitments.

Electric Vehicles

Why delaying the ban on petrol and diesel cars won’t slow UK’s shift to electric vehicles

— The switch to electric vehicles is already well under way in the UK. Research even suggests it may now be unstoppable – regardless of what the government does.

Anti-Net Zero Populism

Anti-Net Zero groups welcome Sunak’s green U-turn – As civil servants left in disarray

— Rishi Sunak appears to have sided with anti-green MPs as officials are left confused over how the UK will achieve its legal commitment to net zero.

Anti-Net Zero Populism

Sunak’s Net Zero policy shift sparks controversy

— Rishi Sunak’s decision to slow down the UK’s shift to electric vehicles, postpone climate targets and scrap other plans have stirred up strong reactions from various quarters, including his own party. Does it make him a strong leader?