None of Vince’s presuppositions about the project – that the technology, the economy, and the public are on side – stand up to scrutiny.
I don’t think that we serve our children or planet well giving in to the counsel of despair. Tackling it is more akin to an engineering challenge – one we know we can do.
The Government needs to work with industry to set a practicable strategy rather than announcing unworkable timeframes first and consulting with industry experts later.
As I vote on legislation passing through Parliament, I notice a steady stream of laws that we could not have passed were we still in the EU.
We need to think a little less about the targets, and much more about what people can afford.
But heat pumps work best in energy efficient homes. Here lies another opportunity for everyone to insulate them.
The first piece in a mini-series on ConHome this week on Net Zero and climate change.
By uniting behind Johnson’s plan, and replicating the approach of these two mayors, the the environment can become a winning issue for the party.
The announcements made today are a positive continuation of our existing environmental policy, and a fine example of the Prime Minister’s pragmatic, and somewhat unsentimental approach to the major issues of the day.