Rishi Sunak has defended himself against criticism for backpedaling on environmental policy in the UK

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (Alastair Grant/Reuters)

British Prime Minister, Rishi SunakHe stressed on Thursday that his government was “not at all” slowing down its efforts to combat the disease Global Warming, After announcing the postponement of some symbolic measures.

The Conservative leader announced on Wednesday that a ban on the sale of new thermal cars in the UK will be postponed by five years until 2035. A ban on domestic fuel oil, LPG or coal boilers has also been postponed until 2035, “to give more time”. . According to him, for the British people affected by the high cost of living crisis.

“We are not slowing down our efforts to combat global warming at all.” Network TV’s most prominent conservative leader BBC.

In that television interview, Sunak rejected criticism from those who blame him for not listening to the Climate Change Committee. “We are very confident, being in government and having all the information available to us, of that We are on track to meet all our climate goalsclaimed.

Sunak visited Writtle University College on Thursday (Alastair Grant/Reuters)

Sunak stressed that through the new plans he is not slowing down efforts to eliminate climate change, and announced that the goals set by the United Kingdom in this regard are “more ambitious” than those of most industrialized countries. “I believe in reaching net zero (emissions) and I want to achieve it.”The Prime Minister stressed, who added, however, that “chasing headlines in the short term” is not the right approach “without a plan.”

On a state visit across the English Channel, King Charles III Hours later, he appealed to French parliamentarians to reach a new “accord” with Paris Respond more effectively To the “global urgency of climate and biodiversity.”

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Sunak’s ads were denounced as electioneering by some and condemned in the business media and even within his own party. But the British press, mostly conservative, welcomed them.

The Director-General of the Committee on Climate Change, Chris Stark, on Thursday described the belief that the UK could achieve its goal of neutrality in 2050 through announced actions as a “sincere desire”, but Rishi Sunak claimed he had “absolute will”. Confidence in achieving it.

Rishi Sunak paid a visit to Writtle University College, near Chelmsford 3 (Alastair Grant/Reuters)

“The government bears responsibility Ensuring that we have measures and proposals that allow us to comply with all our international and national obligations We have absolute confidence that we will achieve it.”

The “Stop Oil” group, which calls for stopping all new oil and gas exploration projects, accused the prime minister of being a “saboteur.” “liar” After he recently announced hundreds of new licenses, he blamed him for creating illusions among the British to make them “accept a future of suffering.”

(With information from AFP and EFE)

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