{"id":280155,"date":"2023-09-23T21:43:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T19:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=280155"},"modified":"2023-09-23T21:43:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T19:43:28","slug":"british-pm-announces-net-zero-retreat-as-king-charles-visits-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=280155","title":{"rendered":"British PM Announces Net Zero Retreat as King Charles Visits France"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"398\" data-attachment-id=\"280162\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=280162\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00The-Carbon-Footprint-of-Your-Commercial-Building-scaled-1.jpg?fit=1168%2C642&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1168,642\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"00The-Carbon-Footprint-of-Your-Commercial-Building-scaled-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00The-Carbon-Footprint-of-Your-Commercial-Building-scaled-1.jpg?fit=723%2C398&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00The-Carbon-Footprint-of-Your-Commercial-Building-scaled-1.jpg?resize=723%2C398&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00The-Carbon-Footprint-of-Your-Commercial-Building-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C563&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00The-Carbon-Footprint-of-Your-Commercial-Building-scaled-1.jpg?resize=300%2C165&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00The-Carbon-Footprint-of-Your-Commercial-Building-scaled-1.jpg?resize=768%2C422&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00The-Carbon-Footprint-of-Your-Commercial-Building-scaled-1.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/\">Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"360\" data-attachment-id=\"280157\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=280157\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0Screenshot-2023-09-23-213728.png?fit=1116%2C556&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1116,556\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Screenshot-2023-09-23-213728\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0Screenshot-2023-09-23-213728.png?fit=723%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0Screenshot-2023-09-23-213728.png?resize=723%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0Screenshot-2023-09-23-213728.png?resize=1024%2C510&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0Screenshot-2023-09-23-213728.png?resize=300%2C149&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0Screenshot-2023-09-23-213728.png?resize=768%2C383&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0Screenshot-2023-09-23-213728.png?w=1116&amp;ssl=1 1116w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prime MInister Rishi Sunak. By Chris McAndrew &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/api20170418155059.azure-api.net\/photo\/IoyxMWET.jpeg?crop=MCU_3:4&amp;quality=80&amp;download=trueGallery:%20https:\/\/beta.parliament.uk\/media\/IoyxMWET\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a>, CC BY 3.0,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=61331419\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a>. King Charles at COP21. Public Domain,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_III#\/media\/File:LPAA_-_Forest_Focus_Day_-_Participation_du_Prince_Charles_de_l'Angleterre,_le_Roi_de_Su%C3%A8de,_Manuel_Pulgar-Vidal,_Izabella_Teixeira_(23443532035).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Essay by Eric Worrall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wait until King Charles was safely on his way to France, before announcing a Net Zero retreat?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rishi Sunak delays petrol car ban in major shift on green policies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Sam Francis<br>Political reporter, BBC News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a speech from Downing Street on Wednesday, Mr Sunak said moving too fast on green policies \u201crisks losing the consent of the British people\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the key changes announced were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A five-year delay in the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars, meaning a requirement for all new cars to be \u201czero emission\u201d will not come into force until 2035<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A nine-year delay in the ban on new fossil fuel heating for off-gas-grid homes to 2035<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raising the Boiler Upgrade Grant by 50% to \u00a37,500 to help households who want to replace their gas boilers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The ban on the sale of new gas boilers in 2035 remains, but the government will introduce new exemption for poorer households<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scrapping the requirement on landlords to ensure all rental properties had a Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) of grade C or higher, from 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-politics-66871457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-politics-66871457<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, King Charles addressed the French Parliament on the need for greater climate ambition;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>King Charles uses historic address to French parliament to label global warming an \u2018existential challenge\u2019 and call for a \u2018sustainability agreement\u2019 with France \u2013 hours after Rishi U-turned on green targets<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"422\" data-attachment-id=\"280160\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-723.png?resize=634%2C422&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280160\" style=\"width:732px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-723.png?w=634&amp;ssl=1 634w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-723.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-366\/martin-robinson.html\">MARTIN ROBINSON, CHIEF REPORTER<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=&amp;authornamef=Rebecca+English,+Royal+Editor+In+Paris\">REBECCA ENGLISH, ROYAL EDITOR IN PARIS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PUBLISHED:<\/strong>&nbsp;16:41 AEST, 21 September 2023&nbsp;|&nbsp;<strong>UPDATED:<\/strong>&nbsp;03:20 AEST, 22 September 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King Charles made history today by becoming the first&nbsp;British monarch to address the French&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/us-senate\/index.html\">Senate<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 and used his speech to declare global warming as \u2018our most existential challenge\u2019 \u2013 just hours after&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/rishi-sunak\/index.html\">Rishi Sunak<\/a>&nbsp;put the brakes on Net Zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The monarch spoke of the close friendship between the UK and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/france\/index.html\">France<\/a>&nbsp;but focused on tackling&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/climate_change_global_warming\/index.html\">climate change<\/a>, calling for a new \u2018entente cordiale\u2019 specifically to \u2018tackle the global climate and biodiversity emergency\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking in perfect French, Charles suggested France and Britain needed the same unity shown in the World Wars and now&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/russia-ukraine-conflict\/index.html\">Ukraine<\/a>&nbsp;to \u2018stand together\u2019 on the environment, shortly after the PM&nbsp;warned that imposing \u2018unacceptable costs\u2019 and \u2018heavy-handed\u2019 proposals on families risked wrecking support for saving the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12543555\/King-Charles-British-monarch-history-address-French-senate-today-meeting-rugby-stars-Brigitte-Macron.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12543555\/King-Charles-British-monarch-history-address-French-senate-today-meeting-rugby-stars-Brigitte-Macron.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waiting 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