Posted 2/11/2024, 9:14:31 AM
UK Political Will for Climate Action Wavers as Economic Impacts Loom
- Politics of climate change was in vogue in 2021 with leaders jostling to be pictured with celebrities at COP26, but trends have since changed with parties now focused more on reassuring voters about costs
- Both Conservatives and Labour have recently shifted their stance on climate policies, but there are still divides within the parties
- Despite political shifts, UK's legal obligations to reach net zero by 2050 and cut emissions by 2030 remain and are already affecting government actions
- As climate targets start to impact people's daily lives more, public support remains high but pushback is expected on individual policies
- Industry voices impatience over fluctuating political appetite for climate action as much of the money will have to come from them; conversations seem to be shifting from emotion to economics