Mr Sunak says Britain had decarbonised the quickest out of all of the G-7 major economies. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LONDON - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended his government’s policies on the environment on Wednesday after criticism from campaigners, saying its record on cutting carbon emissions is better than other major countries.under former Prime Minister Theresa May and was quick to build up its renewable energy capacity in earlier years.
The government also approved its first new deep coal mine in decades in December and on Monday Mr Sunak said his government wouldAsked on LBC radio whether he was a “dangerous radical” for wanting increased production of fossil fuels, Mr Sunak defended Britain’s climate record. “We should not take any lectures from anybody about our record. Our record is fantastic. It’s better than everyone else’s,” Mr Sunak said during questions with LBC listeners.
Mr Sunak said he cared about Britain reaching the target of net-zero by 2050 and wanted to leave the environment and the climate in a better state for his children.
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