The prime minister has rolled back some net zero policies, but says he's still committed to targets.
But contrary to these findings, Mr Sunak claimed in his announcement that the UK was "on track" to meet its commitments.
"Today's announcement is likely to take the UK further away from being able to meet its legal commitments," said Piers Forster, the CCC's chair. "If we do everything slower, we're just going to make it more difficult to reach that target," he said.One of the most eye-catching changes is delaying the 2030 ban on sales of new, fully petrol and diesel cars, announced by Mr Sunak's predecessor Boris Johnson.of new car sales were battery electric - ahead of the CCC's schedule and up from less than 2% in 2019.
But Mr Sunak says it should be the consumer who decides whether or not to buy an electric car and not "government forcing you to do it". He also says the new plan is in line with countries including Germany, France, Spain and Canada.Mr Sunak says his review of the government's green pledges is all about putting the "long-term interests of our country before the short-term political needs of the moment.
For example, the planned ban on the sale of new gas boilers was due to start in 2035 for all households. It is only relevant when your boiler breaks or you choose to switch.
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