It’s a headline that was perhaps designed to bypass even the most cynical, clickbait-immune Net Zero-sceptic energy realist. ‘Wes Streeting says Labour should ditch Ed Miliband’s Net Zero targets,’ proclaimed the Daily Mail on Wednesday. It would be huge, were it true. And would signify the growing political rift over Net Zero, globally, regionally and nationally, where there had been consensus, also being evidenced within the current party of government. The day before, Streeting had set out his pitch for the anticipated Labour leadership competition in front of journalists. The bulk of this talk was about the economic reforms necessary to create what Streeting calls “progressive capitalism”. But the Mail‘s talk about scrapping Net Zero was somewhat premature. Labour’s commitment to energy realism remains a somewhat distant prospect...<<<
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