Sunak: I just want to make sure people know that I’m on their side in supporting them to use their cars to do all the things that matter to them. — AFP
Meanwhile, the government made it cheaper for industrial firms to pollute by giving out more emission allowances than expected under its carbon trading programme, the Financial Times reported.Energy and climate policies have risen in the political agenda following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a cost-of-living crisis that has fuelled concerns that the green push has hurt household finances.
However, Sunak stopped short of delaying the deadline for a 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars despite growing pressure from Conservative backbench MPs. Labour’s shadow climate change and net-zero secretary Ed Miliband accused the Tories of waging a “culture war on climate,” saying his party is focused on “lower bills and good jobs.”