British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made it clear on Wednesday that the government would not compel households to undertake energy efficiency measures while unveiling modifications to its climate change initiatives. He emphasized that while the government would continue to provide subsidies for energy efficiency, it would not impose such measures on any household.
Sunak went on to announce the abandonment of proposals that involved altering dietary habits and potentially affecting British farmers through meat taxes, as well as the creation of new taxes to discourage air travel and vacations.
Furthermore, the prime minister assured that there would be no prohibition on new oil and gas drilling activities in the North Sea, as this would avoid making Britain excessively reliant on costly imported energy sources.
In his statement, Sunak reiterated the government’s commitment to meeting Britain’s international obligations and achieving the goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, despite the substantial revisions made to previous climate-related commitments.
