LONDON July 17, 2022 — Britain’s climate minister has indicated he may resign as some Conservative leadership contenders equivocate on the government’s net zero target, ahead of a crunch TV debate today and the final rounds of voting by MPs this week.
Badenoch, a former junior minister with no cabinet experience, is running on an “anti-woke”, right-wing platform and has said net zero amounts to “unilateral economic disarmament” by Britain. “Anyone aspiring to lead our country needs to demonstrate that they take this issue incredibly seriously, that they’re willing to continue to lead and take up the mantle that Boris Johnson started off,” the minister said.
Asked about Sharma’s threat, Truss supporter and former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith told Sky News: “I’m sorry he feels that.” Truss still backs the principle of net zero but “we have to just put that slightly on the back-burner whilst we make sure people don’t suffer” from surging inflation, he said.
International environment minister Zac Goldsmith tweeted that with wildfires hitting Europe and temperature records being smashed, “it’s worth reflecting that there are still politicians being elected who think protecting our planet isn’t cost effective”.
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