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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will give a speech this week in which he is expected to delay some of the government's policies to reach net zero emissions by 2050 (www.reuters.com)
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[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Polling is currently a Labour landslide, so they need bold policies to stay relevant and this is a topic Labour might actually use some points in.

[–] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a massive gamble. Polling over the past few years has been constantly calling for action on climate change. They're clearly hoping that there's been a shift on this.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago

They have a year, Rupert Murdoch and fossil fuel money to create that change. Still a hard sell considering the situation.