Net Zero by 2050 ‘impossible’ for UK, says Kemi Badenoch
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PA MediaKemi Badenoch said it would be “impossible” for the UK to achieve its net zero target by 2050, set by the former Conservative government.
According to the law passed by Theresa May in 2019, the UK has legally promised to achieve net worth by 2050. This means the UK must cut carbon emissions until it is consistent with the 2015 Paris climate agreement until it eliminates its creation.
By 2050, “If our living standards have a serious decline or go bankrupt, we will not be able to achieve net zero”, Badenoch said.
The conservative leader did not replace the target, but her words fell sharply from years of political consensus.
Sources close to Badenoch said the conservative leader still supports net worth, but not by 2050.
In a preview of Tuesday’s speech, Badennock called the lower “noble goal” of energy costs and environmental protection, but said the current policy “has largely failed” to improve nature while raising energy prices.
“We landed between two stools – it was too expensive and it was too little progress.
“By 2050, net zero is impossible.
“I’m not very happy. Or because I have some ideological desire to eliminate it – in fact, we have to do our best to improve the natural world.”
She would say she was not making a “moral judgment” at net zero or debating whether there was climate change.
But she said her Conservative Party would “treat the reality of the goal”, and she believed that labor and past Conservative government were ignored.
Badenoch’s speech unveiled a new chapter in her leadership, beginning a major overhaul of conservative policies – starting with energy and net zero.
Badenoch Win the leadership of the Party Ensure the return of the Conservative Party to the “first principle” before making detailed policies.
Badenoch will announce details of the “Policy Update Plan” in her speech – putting each of her shadow cabinets in charge of the policy area.
Badenoch’s comment is to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2050 as governments around the world invest in renewable energy investments to meet international climate goals.
The United Nations and Intergovernmental Climate Change Group (IPCC) warns that global carbon dioxide emissions must reach zero net by then Limit global temperature rise to 1.5C.
Target areas for cutting emissions include:
- Reduce air travel
- Minimize energy use
- Improve home insulation and energy efficiency
- Turning to electric cars
- Replace gas central heating with electric systems (such as heat pumps)
- Reduce red meat consumption
Labor is expanding renewable energy and said in its election manifesto that it will invest £8.3 billion in five years, a British energy company with state-owned clean energy companies.
Renewable energy in the UK is increasingly generating electricity, and the cost of renewable generation has dropped significantly over the past decade.
Labor promised to “up to £300 by 2030”, while energy secretary Ed Miliband supported the promise.
But UK energy bills rose in January and are expected to rise again in April.
The main reason for high energy prices in the UK is the rise in natural gas prices, the biggest source of fuel in years.
A labor spokesman said: “Kemi Badenoch claimed she was ready to “deal with reality” while completely denying the reality of the Conservative Party’s shocking record in government.
“The Conservative Leader’s position is inconsistent with her own long-standing views. In government, she openly advocates for net net.
“It’s obvious that the conservatives have nothing and absolutely no lesson. They haven’t changed.”
As minister, Badenoch promoted the 2050 goal as “critical” to “achiev a cleaner green future.”
Some conservative voices criticized her latest move.
Sam Hall, director of the Conservative Environmental Network, called it a “mistake” and believed that Badennock’s speech “destroyed the important environmental legacy of a continuous conservative government.”
He said Badenoch criticized Labour’s approach as correct, but he believed: “The net zero target is not driven by optimism, but by scientific reality; there is no impact of climate change in IT and the costs will continue to deteriorate”.
But conservative companion and net-zero skeptic Lord Craig Mackinlay praised Badenoch for his “reality check” of the 2050 goal.
“Most parts of the world have given up any affordable or achievable pretending.”
“When we need cheap, reliable and safe energy, only intermittent renewable energy stacked behind the taxpayer’s cash bucket is not the answer.”
Her comments show that she does not expect to be the same as the British reform Requires net zero target to be classified as all.
Last month, Richard Tice, deputy leader of the reform UK, said his party would “repeal stupid zero” if he won the next election and recouped subsidies to wind and solar companies through a series of new taxes.
