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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech on the plans for net-zero commitments in the briefing room at 10 Downing Street, London. Picture date: Wednesday September 20, 2023.
CAMPAIGN groups are preparing to mount further legal action against the government unless it proves it can meet its legally binding net-zero targets.
The move follows Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s announcement that he is watering down key climate policies.
The groups, including Friends of the Earth and Good Law Project, said that there were already concerns over the government’s ability to meet the targets even before Mr Sunak’s backsliding on green policies.
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