The UK’s green agenda has been called into question after the incumbent Conservative Party’s victory in last week’s by-election. According to the minister, banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars is an unchanging goal.
It is important that new homes meet net-zero emissions standards, but the real challenge is the existing apartment buildings
– said Goff at the same time regarding the goals of installing domestic heat pumps. The minister said the government needed to be careful about the costs of some proposals to decarbonize existing homes: “We are in the midst of confronting the real costs and it is not our intention to force people to pay exorbitant amounts at this time. Proportional measures are needed.”
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday that the government’s goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 is important to him, but he does not want to take any measures to increase people’s spending in this period of high inflation.
“I agree that it is important for the government to take appropriate and careful steps to protect the environment, but there are specific areas where action may be counterproductive due to the costs imposed on individuals,” Goff added, according to the MTI report.
