https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66988847
Former PM Theresa May has said the UK’s net zero target should be seen as “the growth opportunity of the century”, not an “act of economic harm”.
Mrs May said the UK had a chance to lead “the green revolution”, in a speech at the Conservative conference.
The former PM’s government passed a law that committed the UK to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
At a conference event, Mrs May said she did that “because climate change is the greatest threat to civilisation”.
But the UK’s approach to net zero has come under intense scrutiny since Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced an overhaul of some green policies last month.
The policy changes, including a delay to the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars, provoked a backlash, with the government’s climate change adviser saying the UK had “moved backwards” on net zero.
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