Net Zero Target

Part of Energy Security and Net Zero – in the House of Commons at on 21 May 2024.

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Photo of Ed Miliband Ed Miliband Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

With a defence like that, I can see why the Government lost in court not just once but twice. Buried in the court documents is the confidential memo that reveals the real reason they lost the case—officials were telling Ministers that they had low or very low confidence that half their carbon reductions would be achieved. That is why they were found unlawful. The right hon. Lady comes to the House each month with her complacent nonsense, but the court judgment exposes the truth: the Government are way off track, abysmally failing to meet the climate emergency and pushing up bills for families as a result.