DELAY IS NOT AN OPTION
The government’s record in the run-up to COP26 is one of complacency and shortcomings
CAROLINE LUCAS GREEN PARTY MP FOR BRIGHTON PAVILION
Walking into a major UN summit empty-handed , when you are the host, is not a great way to open one of the most important international summits for decades— and especially when you have spent the previous few months urging other countries to raise their game.
The UK government’s record in the run-up to COP26 is one of complacency, shortcomings and delay, which will not have gone unnoticed by other governments.
Current government plans will deliver less than a quarter of the cuts needed to meet the target of 68 per cent reduction by 2030. The UK is installing fewer heat pumps than almost any country in Europe. The Environment Bill, described by the prime minister as the “lodestar” of his administration, is apparently being delayed for a fourth time.