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Description

PK & Tom break down Rishi Sunak's recent announcement to shift the goalposts of UK green policies. From Heat Pumps to Electric Cars, what has the Government pushed back and how will this affect Britain?



Useful Links



Net Zero: what is it? 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_zero_emissions



Carbon Brief estimates actual cost of the rollbacks by the government:

https://www.carbonbrief.org/in-depth-qa-what-do-rishi-sunaks-u-turns-mean-for-uk-climate-policy/?_thumbnail_id=48111&utm_content=buffer8643c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer#





Boiler Upgrade Scheme

https://www.gov.uk/apply-boiler-upgrade-scheme



Aarhus Convention

https://aarhus.osce.org/about/aarhus-convention



Quiz Sources

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-66872792



https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/20/uk-net-zero-policies-scrapped-what-do-changes-mean



https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-speech-on-net-zero-20-september-2023