Zac Goldmsith’s resignation letter said Britain had ‘visibly stepped off the world stage and withdrawn our leadership on climate and nature’
British international environment minister Zac Goldsmith resigned on Friday, saying Britain had lost its claim to a global leadership role on climate and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was “uninterested” in environmental issues.
“The problem is not that the government is hostile to the environment, it is that you, our Prime Minister, are simply uninterested,” said Goldsmith, who sits in parliament’s upper chamber and held the title of Minister of State for Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment.Britain had: “visibly stepped off the world stage and withdrawn our leadership on climate and nature,” Goldmsith’s resignation letter posted on Twitter said.
The Climate Change Committee report also highlighted a recent decision to commission a new coal mine and support for new British oil and gas production. Nevertheless, Sunak has set up a new government department in charge of the country’s net zero plan, and has highlighted the importance of growth in green industries to Britain’s economic future.
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