Post by account_disabled on Feb 19, 2024 23:05:56 GMT -5
With her recent appointment as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Liz Truss has inherited the looming crisis of a country grappling between high energy costs and meeting its climate commitments, according to The Guardian . In her first hours of work, the parliaments of the main parties have urged, in a letter, the British minister to maintain legally binding net zero targets for 2050. But will she meet them? Reduce energy costs… at the cost of living? Although Truss announced that she would prioritize measures to reduce high energy costs, promising “immediate action,” the statements during her political campaign in favor of promoting more oil drilling in the North Sea, in addition to her support for fracking and her opposition to wind and solar farms have raised fears about the British minister's failure to maintain net zero goals. Although the United Kingdom has stood out for being a leader in climate commitments and having a strong drive to cut greenhouse gas emissions to almost zero, the appointment of Jacob Rees-Mogg.
The former minister of opportunities for Brexit - an acronym that makes reference to the process of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union—as secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy has generated concern among climate activists and energy experts. This is because Rees-Mogg has questioned the need to address the climate crisis in the past, has promised to “squeeze every last cubic centimeter of gas from the North Sea” and has shown his support for fracking and his refusal to generate electricity. onshore wind energy. “Unleashing a drilling frenzy in the North Sea is not a plan to help taxpayers, but a gift to the fossil fuel giants […].” Dr Doug Parr, Greenpeace UK. Renewable energies to boost energy efficiency In the Europe Cell Phone Number List letter sent to Truss, the parliaments of the main parties in the United Kingdom ask for the following actions, which encourage the British minister to maintain net zero goals: Promote measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Issue shares to help reduce skyrocketing energy bills. Promote renewable energies. Implement a national plan for better home insulation . "The decisions your government makes will have a notable impact on the lives of people across the country and indeed across our planet." Letter addressed to the British minister.
We hope that, as Prime Minister, you will continue to support measures to reach net zero by 2050 or sooner in this country, while being a global champion of climate and nature on the international stage,” the signatories ask. hands_holding_tree_in-sphere Will Britain go back to fossils? Truss' potential North Sea plan comes against the backdrop of a continent-wide scramble to secure gas supplies ahead of winter, after Vladimir Putin — Russia's president — began blocking gas pipeline flows in amid a geopolitical confrontation over its invasion of Ukraine. It should be noted that the UK is more reliant on gas than most European countries and has very little storage following the closure of the Rough gas storage facility off the coast of Yorkshire in 2017. The current circumstance in the country could be the opportunity to adopt a green agenda , setting out a clear path to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. But Truss' own pronouncements and the recent appointment of Rees-Mogg to her cabinet suggest that progress could be undermined.