In a recent debate in the House of Lords, Lord Hunt – Philip Hunt, Labour’s Minister of State for energy and security – expressed concern that the cross-party political impetus behind Net Zero might be waning. This indeed would be an intriguing development. We may well find out if it is real in a second Lords debate later today.
In the first debate, held two weeks ago, twice as many peers spoke in favour of Net Zero as had concerns about it, but there were also a handful who were ambivalent, including – a welcome development – the Bishop of St. Albans.
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