however, the climate change committee recommended injune climate change committee recommended in junegreater use of car sharing. schemes to encourage greater use of carsharing. so in schemes to encourage greater use of car sharing. so in other words, no mention of making it compulsory.

however, the climate change committee recommended injune climate change committee recommended in june to the climate change committee recommended injune to the department for transport that there should be schemes to encourage greater use of car sharing. schemes to encourage greater use of carsharing. so in schemes to encourage greater use of car sharing. so in other words, no mention of making it compulsory. in the final one here, this is insulation. rishi sunak says we are stopping insulation upgrades. the prime minister has said that homeowners and landlords will no longer have to upgrade homes to an energy performance certificate grade c by energy performance certificate grade c by 2035. energy performance certificate grade c by 2035. flannels have welcomed their say that they won't have to pay for expensive upgrades, but bodies representing tenants a rep and his will have to pay much more in energy bills if they live in poorly insulative properties. what can we say having seen all of this? the prime minister says that he has blocked things that will help families up and down the

the climate change committee know all this.re set up by parliament... and... ..in order to assess — aren't you doing what your predecessor liz truss did? no... what liz truss did was to ignore the advice she didn't want to hear. when she wanted to do something, her economy said, "let's forget the office for budget responsibility!" isn't rishi sunak saying, "let's ignore the climate change committee. they may be the independent commission, they may advise parliament, we don't want to know their advice. i'm ploughing on, i know best."? i'm very happy to get opinions and advice from everybody, and everyone�*s entitled to their view. we're very confident, being in government with all the information at our disposal, that we are on track to hit all our targets. but, look, for those who disagree with me — and there are plenty of people, as we can see over the last day or two, lots of people who disagree with me — the questions for them, they should explain to the country why they think it's right that ordinary families up and down th

that is certainly l not the change -- few of the climate not the change —— few of the climate change _ not the change —— few of the climate change committeemittee almost scientist. | change committee almost scientist. we were _ change committee almost scientist. we were barely— change committee almost scientist. we were barely going _ change committee almost scientist. we were barely going to _ change committee almost scientist. we were barely going to meet - change committee almost scientist. we were barely going to meet our. we were barely going to meet our goals— we were barely going to meet our goals if— we were barely going to meet our goals if that — we were barely going to meet our goals if that before _ we were barely going to meet our goals if that before these - we were barely going to meet ourl goals if that before these changes, so i think— goals if that before these changes, so i think rishi _ goals if that before these changes, so i think rishi sunak— goals if that before these changes, so i think rishi sunak is— goals if that before these changes, so i think rishi sunak is very- goals if that before these changes, so i thin

the prime minister points to the climate change committee's proposals and claims that, in effect, theyuce emissions. however, the climate change committee recommended injune to the department for transport that there should be schemes to encourage greater use of car—sharing. so in other words, no mention of making it compulsory. and the final one here, this is insulation. rishi sunak says, "we're stopping expensive insulation upgrades." what's the reality here? well, the prime minister had said that homeowners and landlords will no longer have to upgrade homes to an energy performance certificate grade c by 2035. landlords have welcomed this, saying that they won't have to pay for expensive upgrades — but bodies representing tenants say renters will have to pay much more in energy bills if they live in poorly—insulated properties. so what can we say, having seen all of this? well, the prime minister says that he has blocked things which will help families up and down the country. a lot of the things he's blocked have come from the climate change committee — and just a quick reminder, i

we were already missing the target, climate change committee calculated that absolutely in detail. announced that in my last report quite clearly and said what the government had to do and it was to do new things and additional things, not cutting out the old ones. and that is exactly, too, what chris skidmore, the government's own investigator, said in his report, which he did for the government. some breaking news on that story. it comes from our news desk in westminster and that is that the speaker of the house of commons cert lindsay hoyle has criticised the government for announcing a major policy shift on green targets just hours after the uk parliament has gone into recess for the party conference season. the spokeswomen for mr oil's office said if he had the power, the speaker would recall the power, the speaker would recall the house immediately and the statement goes on the house immediately and the statement goes on to the house immediately and the statement goes on to stay the house immediately and the statement goes on to stay that writing to the prime minister to that

they brought out a report previously on the climate change committee saying that if_ the climate changehe climate change committee saying that if the phase—out state was 2035, — that if the phase—out state was 2035, it — that if the phase—out state was 2035, it would mean billions extra in terms _ 2035, it would mean billions extra in terms of— 2035, it would mean billions extra in terms of gusts, ultimately for consumers. you will also see the second—hand market, which then helps to drive _ second—hand market, which then helps to drive down the price of electric vehicles, — to drive down the price of electric vehicles, develop at a slower rate. -- of— vehicles, develop at a slower rate. -- of costs — vehicles, develop at a slower rate. —— of costs. we may not get you price — —— of costs. we may not get you price parity— —— of costs. we may not get you price parity between electric vehicles _ price parity between electric vehicles and petrol and diesel as quickly — vehicles and petrol and diesel as quickly. there is one other issue which _ quickly. there is one other issue which is — qu

let's speak to lord deben, former chair of the climate change committee and current chair of sancrofternational, a sustainable consultancy firm. what are expecting to hear from the prime minister? the what are expecting to hear from the prime minister?— what are expecting to hear from the prime minister? the press have said if he does turn _ prime minister? the press have said if he does turn back— prime minister? the press have said if he does turn back the _ prime minister? the press have said if he does turn back the timing - prime minister? the press have said if he does turn back the timing of. if he does turn back the timing of oil or electric cars, that will be very damaging. every damaging for the industry itself. it will mean motorists will not get the benefits of lower prices as quickly as they would otherwise have and he will have no other commitment nor ambition nor consistency which in the three things that quite rightly the three things that quite rightly the motor car industry asking for. i make others might say proponents of this are watering down as it's been describe

climate change - that's right. experts doubt those - claims. the climate change committee targets and if you implement these policy changes and delay the targets what extra things will come in?— delay the targets what extra things will come in? lots of people of lots of different — will come in? lots of people of lots of different views _ will come in? lots of people of lots of different views and _ will come in? lots of people of lots of different views and we _ will come in? lots of people of lots of different views and we have - will come in? lots of people of lots| of different views and we have been through numbers and are confident we are on track to deliver the targets. we have been predicted to miss our carbon targets in the past but have actually had every single one and exceeded them. it gets polarised between extremes. there are people who just want to deny climate change is happening and they are wrong and on the other side people here forces with a more ideological seal with the don't care about the impact on families. i don't think they are right either. what

the committee on climate i to see. the committee on climate changeent today and will make its projections clear. [30 announcement today and will make its projections clear.— projections clear. do you think there is a _ projections clear. do you think there is a plan? _ projections clear. do you think there is a plan? this _ projections clear. do you think there is a plan? this is - projections clear. do you think there is a plan? this is a - projections clear. do you think there is a plan? this is a veryl there is a plan? this is a very complex _ there is a plan? this is a very complex proposition. - there is a plan? this is a very complex proposition. to - there is a plan? this is a very - complex proposition. to decarbonise the whole economy. {iii complex proposition. to decarbonise the whole economy.— the whole economy. of course. you would have — the whole economy. of course. you would have thought _ the whole economy. of course. you would have thought with _ the whole economy. of course. you would have thought with the - would have thought with

context is the positioni regarding future oil and gas demand in the uk as published by the climate change committeen. so the climate change committee project uk demand for oil and gas based on the idea that we will meet the net zero by 2050 goal. so when you look at oil and gas production, it is very much less. we are a major net importer of oil and an even bigger net importer of oil and gas. so we need to look at the investment decisions and the policy decisions in that context. the rosebank field is a big field, for sure. the rosebank field is a big field, forsure. it the rosebank field is a big field, for sure. it has now been passed by the north sea transition authority. they have an obligation to look carefully at the emissions emanating from this field. they publish regularly emissions monitoring reports and they have been satisfied that the proposed development plan and the production plans are consistent with the requirements, so they are passing this threshold as well as compatibility check point, as it is called. so the economic benefits clearly enhance revenues, the employment that poten

. >> even independent climate change committee has acknowledged we are going to need oil and gas when it comes to 2050, even when we reach net zero. i think it is important that we protect production. who request them at how much oil and gas we produce in the u.k., it will not make a difference to the price that we pay for it and the prices we have in this country is one of energy affordability rather than energy security. >> accelerated the ship features high on france's spending. the government unveiled a draft budget bill which aims to shield them from on high while trying to bring down all this into balance by the plan also sees france's debt rise to a new record. the government wants to raise 285 billion euros through bond sales up from this year's 270 billion euros. >> france's finance minister unveiled next year's budget on wednesday. one rife with challenges. not the least, how to make french people's earnings go further in the face of inflation. some relief given to the public announcing a rise in social welfare payments. an increase in pensions by 5.2%. the result was a stro

in june, the climate change committee. — germany. week, was questioning whether 2050, the net—zero target could be met? that net-zero target could be met? that is theiriob- — net-zero target could be met? that is theiriob- we _ net-zero target could be met? that is theirjob. we set _ net—zero target could be met? “inst is theirjob. we set them up to question those things. [30 is theirjob. we set them up to question those things.- is theirjob. we set them up to question those things. do you not listen to them? _ question those things. do you not listen to them? we _ question those things. do you not listen to them? we certainly i question those things. do you not listen to them? we certainly do. | question those things. do you not i listen to them? we certainly do. we have not only _ listen to them? we certainly do. we have not only met _ listen to them? we certainly do. we have not only met but _ listen to them? we certainly do. we have not only met but exceeded i listen to them? we certainly do. we have not only met but exceeded are

are a target sorry, no no are a brilliant idea , but the climate brilliant idea, but the climate change committee policies represent a backward step to sadiq khan's pocket. sorry jenny, who is right ? jenny who is right? prime right? jenny who is right? prime minister ? uh, well, the climate minister? uh, well, the climate change committee . change committee. >> well, it's interesting. i agree with the . prime minister's agree with the. prime minister's action. i believe in the delaying because i don't think any of what they're saying makes any of what they're saying makes a huge amount of sense. and i think that what's happening is that we can't solve this problem like almost every problem that we ever discuss , we can't solve we ever discuss, we can't solve it because people are just trying to appease their constituents . so even if they're constituents. so even if they're not politicians , cause even if not politicians, cause even if they're climate change, people will they feel that they're trying to make a difference. but i don't think it's clear. i don't think their aims are clear i >> -- >

all the experts' advice on this matter, so the international energy agency, the uk's own climate change committeen have all said there should be no renewal oil and gas fields approved if we are going to reach net to zero and stop the most harmful effects of climate change. it does not make any sense on an international expert grant either and when the uk is going to cop in november, december, it cannot have the same credibility approving these oil and gas fields. lanthem have the same credibility approving these oil and gas fields.— these oil and gas fields. when it has already _ these oil and gas fields. when it has already changed _ these oil and gas fields. when it has already changed some - these oil and gas fields. when it has already changed some of. these oil and gas fields. when it has already changed some of itsj has already changed some of its green pledges, how will it affect the uk's standing on the global stage? the uk's standing on the global stale? , , . ., , the uk's standing on the global stale? ,, . ~ stage? the speech last week where the prime minister _ stage? the speech last

we're running absolutely in the face of the advice from the climate scientists, from the climate change committeeisors, from the international energy agency, from just about everybody who is saying that if this goes ahead, it's very bad news for the climate. i'll come back to that point, but i want to go back to what you said just now, and you said it earlier on bbc radio where you said 90% or so of this oil would be exported because ithaca energy, who have a stake in this licence, responded to exactly what you said on the radio this morning. i just want to play that for our viewers. so that's simply incorrect. we will be using the majority of that oil in the uk, so i'm not quite sure where the fact around 90% of the oil is going to go outside of the uk. so you're saying this oil is not going to be sold on international markets? is it possible to say it's only going to be sold in the uk? is that legal? i wouldn't say it's only going to be in the uk. i think we still have quite a few years until the field will be fully developed. but ultimately this is a uk field that will be producing both oil an

vehicles, the cost of heat pumps so it is very hard to say but what we can say is that the climate change committeegly slow and they have already warned that the uk is in danger of not meeting its existing 2050 target. we have a live page on the website as well, following the developing is on the story. let's now speak damian grammaticas, our political correspondent. why would the prime minister be doing this watering down is pledges if this is what we are going to hear at 16:30, what would be his motivation for doing it at this time? it motivation for doing it at this time? , , ., , ., , time? it is the question everyone is focusin: time? it is the question everyone is focusing on. — time? it is the question everyone is focusing on. why — time? it is the question everyone is focusing on, why such _ time? it is the question everyone is focusing on, why such a _ time? it is the question everyone is focusing on, why such a big - time? it is the question everyone is focusing on, why such a big shift? l focusing on, why such a big shift? it is already causing lots of waves and arguments so why do it? o

i'm joined now by business champion nigel topping, who sits on the climate change committee and was thers to be so. because when we _ nations? well, it appears to be so. because when we were _ nations? well, it appears to be so. because when we were engaged i nations? well, it appears to be so. because when we were engaged in | because when we were engaged in those climate negotiations and whatever political parties commit to certain deliverables and when it is not followed by actual numbers put on the table, indeed, it hinders trust. you must remember that it is in 2009 at $100 million was committed by developing countries, and it is a number which is a physical number and not even in line with developing countries and their needs. and that number today 14 years later has yet to be materialised. indeed, it hinders trust when you engage in the negotiations. is trust when you engage in the negotiations.— trust when you engage in the neuotiations. , . ., , ., negotiations. is that the way you see it, nigel— negotiations. is that the way you see it, nigeltopping? _ negotiations. is that th

contested by a number of people _ figure is contested by a number of people including the climate change committee committee on whose estimates it was based. the uk says it will stick to its 2050 — based. the uk says it will stick to its 2050 commitments and that this is consistent with them. that is something that opponents say will be much harder to meet if we are taking out the _ much harder to meet if we are taking out the last— much harder to meet if we are taking out the last drops of north sea oil and gas _ out the last drops of north sea oil and as. g , ., ,, ., out the last drops of north sea oil and as.�* , . ,, ., . ~' out the last drops of north sea oil and cas.�* , . ,, ., . ~' i., and gas. justin and simon, thank you very much- — and you can follow all the latest reaction and updates to this story throughout the day on the live page on the bbc news website. a 15—year—old schoolgirl has been stabbed to death in croydon in south london during this morning's rush hour. the metropolitan police say they have launched a murder investigation. 0ur correspondent mark lobel is at the scene. wh

than government, for example some families, some other ideas have been kicking around from climate change committee the environment or indeed car sharing schemes. rishi sunak absolutely ruled all of those out. but it is one of his message, which is effectively for people to try to take responsibility themselves, rather than perhaps having task force deciding whether to impose on businesses and households, which seems to go against the grain from where rishi sunak is positioning himself on this issue ahead of the next general election. the comedian and actor russell brand has made his first public statement since sexual assault allegations were made against him. in a video posted on his youtube channel, he did not directly address the claims but thanked his supporters for "questioning" the media reports. he also criticised the government and technology companies. he's previously said all his relationships had been consensual. social care reforms will be at the centre of the liberal democrats' offer to voters as the party's autumn conference begins in bournemouth on the southcoast of england. free so

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are going to have to need oil and even the — are going to have to need oil and even the committee on climate changehat even by 2050, 20 5% of our energy— concedes that even by 2050, 20 5% of our energy will still come from oil and gas _ our energy will still come from oil and gas and so it makes sense to have _ and gas and so it makes sense to have some — and gas and so it makes sense to have some here but as i say, people saying _ have some here but as i say, people saying this _ have some here but as i say, people saying this will make a big price to energy— saying this will make a big price to energy security, that is simply not true _ energy security, that is simply not true -- _ energy security, that is simply not true -- a — energy security, that is simply not true -- a big _ energy security, that is simply not true. —— a big change to price or energy— true. —— a big change to price or energy security. i think it is at least — energy security. i think it is at least a — energy security. i think it is at least a decade you would expect this to -o least a decade you would expect this to go on—

. >> the climate change committee have rightly said you don't reach net zero simply by wishing it .et that's precisely what it. yet that's precisely what previous governments have done . previous governments have done. both labour and conservative. no. one in westminster politics has yet had the courage to look people in the eye and explain what's really involved. that's wrong and it changes. now but it cannot be right for westminster to impose such significant costs on working people, especially those who are already struggling to make ends meet and to interfere so much in people's way of life without a properly informed national debate . informed national debate. >> well, labour has accused the prime minister of being desperate, direct, visionless and trashing our economic future. yeah, the former prime minister, boris johnson, also warned rishi sunak not to falter on key climate crisis initiatives. >> he said the uncertain party would drive up prices for families. >> well, joining us now from westminster is our political correspondent , olivia utley. correspondent, olivia utley.

the climate change _ about how we get there. the climate change committeereach net zero simply by wishing it~ — you don't reach net zero simply by wishing it. yet that is precisely what _ wishing it. yet that is precisely what previous governments have done, both labour— what previous governments have done, both labour and the conservatives. no one _ both labour and the conservatives. no one in— both labour and the conservatives. no one in westminster politics has yet had _ no one in westminster politics has yet had the courage to look people in the _ yet had the courage to look people in the eye — yet had the courage to look people in the eye and explain what is really— in the eye and explain what is really involved. that is wrong, and changes _ really involved. that is wrong, and changes now. the plans made on your behalf— changes now. the plans made on your behalf assume this country will take an extraordinary series of steps that will— an extraordinary series of steps that will fundamentally change our lives _ that will fundamentally change our lives a

as lord deben , the tory chair of lord deben, the tory chair of the climate change committee said very so, for example, if the government restored the insulation programme that it cut in 2013 following the global warming policy foundation funding , 9 policy foundation funding, 9 million people would be paying less bills now than they are because of that. >> if britain, donald costa, were you for this for the moment, if britain just extinguished itself tomorrow and no longer continue to exist, i mean, what what massive impact is that to have on on the is that going to have on on the on the global climate if china and etcetera? and india, etcetera? keep keep doing doing ? doing what they're doing? >> wouldn't obviously >> well, we wouldn't obviously don't want that to happen. >> however what britain >> but however what what britain has impact on global has a massive impact on global fossil fuels is first of all we invest 15% of global investment invest 15% of global investment in new fossil fuels, which un says is untenable in new fossil fuels globally. >> secondly, we're 50% of the glob

there's been lots of criticism, um, from various parliamentarians from the climate change committee androups like just stop oil. i'm delighted now to be joined by a spokesperson for just oil, zoe cohen. good evening, zoe. thanks for joining me on gb news, forjoining me on gb news, really do appreciate it. so i think this is good news. there's over £6 billion potential investment into the uk thousands and thousands of jobs and we become more self reliant on energy . and the other good news, energy. and the other good news, surely zoe is by using our own oil, we actually keep co two emissions down rather than import it from america or from the middle east. what's not to like? zoe hi, richard . like? zoe hi, richard. >> thanks for having me on. i mean, obviously i'm not surprised to hear that you have that attitude , given that gb that attitude, given that gb news is a channel that's actually funded by oil interests . so, you know, you guys are really oil news rather than news, aren't you? so i'm not really surprised to hear that. um, but, but pretty much everything you just said was actua

there's been lots of criticism, um, from various parliamentarians from the climate change committee androups like just stop oil. i'm delighted now to be joined by a spokesperson for just oil, zoe cohen. good evening, zoe. thanks for joining me on gb news, forjoining me on gb news, really do appreciate it. so i think this is good news. there's over £6 billion potential investment into the uk thousands and thousands of jobs and we become more self reliant on energy . and the other good news, energy. and the other good news, surely zoe is by using our own oil, we actually keep co two emissions down rather than import it from america or from the middle east. what's not to like? zoe hi, richard . like? zoe hi, richard. >> thanks for having me on. i mean, obviously i'm not surprised to hear that you have that attitude , given that gb that attitude, given that gb news is a channel that's actually funded by oil interests . so, you know, you guys are really oil news rather than news, aren't you? so i'm not really surprised to hear that. um, but, but pretty much everything you just said was actua

the climate changes committee own report, own report in 2021, price hitting net zero by 2050 . pricequivalent to £4,700 for every british household. every year until 2050. and donica the moral is the principle, the concept we can agree with the cost and the money and the burden of expecting hard working people , expecting hard working people, especially pensioners, to fork out. 710 grand on a new boiler and christ knows how much on a new car . so and christ knows how much on a new car. so this is about the reality of people not being able to afford it. that's what rishi sunak would say . sunak would say. >> i just listed five ways that the government announcement this week will impose costs on poorer people and you come up with a figure that the climate change committee talks about required investment total economic investment of total economic illiterate in the right wing attack on climate change. it's not right wing to push back against huge costs. not right wing to push back against huge costs . they against huge costs. they dismiss. they dismiss it. they regard investment as cost

. >> this is the climate change committee was created committee that was created pursuant climate changet to the climate change act. and the committee is one of those so—called tells appointed position often to make decisions for the british people to an unelected body of people a committee. body of people on a committee. the committee should be abolished. no place for abolished. there's no place for this committee in the united can actually for actually blame boris johnson for that no, i'm it that because no, i'm afraid it isn't. he some of the things. >> so he didn't he set up this whole sort of this climate change act and things like , no, change act and things like, no, this brown and the this is gordon brown and the carbon budget, which was put into law by boris johnson . into law by boris johnson. >> do we come back, come back to the real issue that we started with, which is if we want airport expansion , we airport expansion, which we probably how do we get there probably do, how do we get there and keep within our 2050 targets? >> well . that's the point, >> well. that's the poin

i saw one report, the climate change committee in 2021, a committee report in 2021, a bofis committee in 2021, a boris johnson report, £1.4 trillion by 2050. and that's equal to £4,700 for every household, every year until 2050. is that the message that's starting to bite? and is that why the tories are realising there's some political capital actually in rowing back, there's actually in rowing back, there's a lot in that. >> just on your first point, martin, you're right, of course pnces martin, you're right, of course prices aren't coming down. the producer index is coming producer price index is coming down. by the way, as i as i pointed out. but prices aren't coming down on the chops. they're going up less they're just going up less quickly. well quickly. inflation is still well over the bank of over three times the bank of england's the cost of england's target. the cost of living not but living crisis is not over, but it would good if we could it would be good if we could stop having those pulverising interest if you're interest rate rises. if you're a young trying to weather yo

climate change. she understood climate chaos and how the changing temperatures are affecting us in so many different ways. at one point when we were serving on the appropriations committee together, i had a simple amendment that supported our international obligation to help fund the international or the intergovernmental panel on climate change, and we had a deal between legislators on both sides of the aisle that we'd simply hold a voice vote because legislators across the aisle felt it should be passed but they knew anything that related to climate was so controversial and they didn't want to bring that controversy into the discussion about honoring a treaty obligation. so the agreement was to pass it by voice vote and when i proposed the amendment, senator dianne feinstein spoke up. i hadn't filled her in on the background. and she said, this issue is about climate. it's so important. we should hold a recorded vote. i probably went a little bit pale because i wasn't sure as a recorded vote that we could honor -- vote to honor our international agreement, but fortunately and just by a single vote, we did. it worked out but it just shows her commitment to having a pub

so what's been happening for 20 years now is we have had the climate change act, the all powerful climate change committeeots of people who've got some doubts about net zero have been silenced . there zero have been silenced. there has been what rishi sunak rightly described as a consensus stand that was arrived at by accident. all right. this green blob has prevented any of this being put to the public ever. it's totally under democratic. and now they've been slightly caught out. i think rishi has played a blinder because he can say to all his opponents , oh, do say to all his opponents, oh, do you want people to pay ten grand a year? do you want the poorest to pay 15 grand? they're very much on the back foot, but they are having tantrum. the are having an epic tantrum. the eco eco zealots and it is, as you say, it's in the it's in the media. we saw that. unbelievable interview with the sky news interviewer said to kemi badenoch jane secker said to kemi badenoch , oh, the poor, kemi badenoch, oh, the poor, they don't need to change their cars. they don't drive. do you think? have you? i mean, i mean, you

during a house of lords heanng arose during a house of lords hearing in the environment and climate change committeemittee, which is actually looking into whether the 2030 ban is realistic. i think they could save a lot of time. it's not realistic . so as time. it's not realistic. so as we further with net zero, we push further with net zero, our actually a viable our evs actually a viable solution. well, i'm joined now by lois perry, director of cop26 , and jim dale, senior meteorite ologist. i'm going to start with you, lois . 9 billion, this you, lois. 9 billion, this wonderful panacea , an electric wonderful panacea, an electric car lost duty. yeah well, this hasn't been thought through . hasn't been thought through. >> or has it been thought through? >> and the ultimate aim is number one. in the first instance, the electric cars will not be exempt. almost probably straight away. so they'll be taxing those vehicles in the same way that there have been petrol and diesel and also it depends what what you think the solution the solution that solution is. the solution that the want is that the civil

so what's been happening for 20 years now is we have had the climate change act, the all powerful climate change committeeots of people who've got some doubts about net zero have been silenced . there zero have been silenced. there has been what rishi sunak rightly described as a consensus stand that was arrived at by accident. all right. this green blob has prevented any of this being put to the public ever. it's totally under democratic. and now they've been slightly caught out. i think rishi has played a blinder because he can say to all his opponents , oh, do say to all his opponents, oh, do you want people to pay ten grand a year? do you want the poorest to pay 15 grand? they're very much on the back foot, but they are having tantrum. the are having an epic tantrum. the eco eco zealots and it is, as you say, it's in the it's in the media. we saw that. unbelievable interview with the sky news interviewer said to kemi badenoch jane secker said to kemi badenoch , oh, the poor, kemi badenoch, oh, the poor, they don't need to change their cars. they don't drive. do you think? have you? i mean, i mean, you

the committee on climate change while advising the government on these issues on how to get to net 0 by 2050, which is the government target. they have been saying it's a step backwards. and then maybe even more surprisingly, the criticism that we've had for many business to the call manufacturer as well, quite cautious, they've said that they, that the carrots needed in the industry needs to be called the nice. so they did not support racially su knox. new proposals, but then also the british chamber of commerce being quite critical. they said that all the nations of point billions and so the called the noise in the economy. and they fear the written might be left behind. now why has refused to not done it? it's clustering for the next election. we're expecting the next election to be in about a year's time. he has made climate change part of the election, so to speak. he's put it on the agenda and he wants to define hayes polity. his leadership in no position to the labor party. so he made this issue, this used to be something that unites apologies. he made it into an election issu

first of all policy was completely costed out by the committee on climate change. forth. so it was completely costed out. the second thing is, it is notjust about 2050. we know what all signed to say to us is the fact that missions have to be cut in half by 2030 so there is no point kicking this ball down the road because actually, that impacts our poor communities are ready. so it makes a situation in countries such as east africa and pakistan and other places where we work much harder because we of the submissions productions now. and actually, it makes it more costly for the uk and therefore for all of us in the uk, if you just kind of kick the can down the road because it's going to cost us more rather than dealing with it now. i wonder, in your organisation, i imagine you have quite close contact with people all over the world. have you had any reaction from any of your colleagues, people in the organisation that work with, today the reaction to what they think? yes. as a catholic agency, for example, we work with both leaders. so i had a message from the bish

drive for net zero will cost £4.5 trillion by 2050, despite rishi sunak recent backtrack, climate change committeeag at 1.3 trillion. but economist ewan stewart, who authored the report , accused ministers of spectacularly underestimating the result . it so sean, are we the result. it so sean, are we facing a cost of net zero crisis? >> look, if we're going to ask people to pursue a green agenda, the first thing that has to be done, it has to be costed properly. >> and if that cost is anywhere near £6,000 a year, it's not going to happen because people don't it. it's simple as don't have it. it's as simple as that. watching this that. anybody watching this show now , how could i add £6,000 now, how could i add £6,000 a year to your bill? >> £600 a year would be struggle. >> it's not going to happen. but the this is in the deeper thing is this is in the deeper thing is this is in the context of we are less the context of we are one less than of the world's co2 than 1% of the world's co2 output, but we probably output, but yet we are probably the top nation in the world in combating co2. so if you a

approaching net zero in a proportionate and pragmatic way, the government will reject the climate change committee'salted and sporting new kit to the games the king wears a new kind of tartan during his visit to the braemar royal highland gathering. let me say he's dressed very well there and i find our king to be a very elegant man. i've always thought, as prince of wales as well, that this guy knows how to wear a suit free nhs staff, teachers and police from red tape , says jeremy hunt, the tape, says jeremy hunt, the chancellor pupils face years of misery over concrete and can's ulez target will never achieve its aim that, according to the telegraph. now let's go to the observer. a whistleblower reveals culture of complacency on school safety and ukraine. general claims decisive breach of the russian line . also of the russian line. also mohamed al fayed turmoil that drove the ultimate outsider. he has died yesterday, 94 and we'll get a response dance to the passing of mohamed al fayed from david hamilton, my pundit tonight who who knew the man well? a sunday mirror now security secrets leaked mo

, that it has led to the creation of committees like the creation of committees like the climate change committeelly have a lot of influence on the government. and i'm not always sure that the government has actually been honest enough about the cost of net zero. we had not too long ago philip hammond, when he was chancellor, predicted that it chancellor, he predicted that it might that might cost estimated that it might cost estimated that it might cost estimated that it might cost 1 trillion to £2 trillion and the impact on people's daily lives. really. should we scrap the net zero target altogether or is that absolute madness ? let's speak to absolute madness? let's speak to senior lecturer in sustainable construction and climate change, john grant. john, i think i can guess what you're going to say, but i'll give you the floor. do you think that it is that is the right thing to do to stick to a 2050 target on net zero? it seems like the discussion is oven seems like the discussion is over. there seems to be a political consensus across the board that we must stick to this target despite what

approaching net zero in a proportionate and pragmatic way, the government will reject the climate change committee'salted and sporting new kit to the games the king wears a new kind of tartan during his visit to the braemar royal highland gathering. let me say he's dressed very well there and i find our king to be a very elegant man. i've always thought, as prince of wales as well, that this guy knows how to wear a suit free nhs staff, teachers and police from red tape , says jeremy hunt, the tape, says jeremy hunt, the chancellor pupils face years of misery over concrete and can's ulez target will never achieve its aim that, according to the telegraph. now let's go to the observer. a whistleblower reveals culture of complacency on school safety and ukraine. general claims decisive breach of the russian line . also of the russian line. also mohamed al fayed turmoil that drove the ultimate outsider. he has died yesterday, 94 and we'll get a response dance to the passing of mohamed al fayed from david hamilton, my pundit tonight who who knew the man well? a sunday mirror now security secrets leaked mo

and the telegraph says sunak is going to defy the climate change committee's net zero ban on new airportst into that a bit later on. first of all, rachel, almost unbelievable, two days before schools go back on schools have been told to close because they are dangerous. i told to close because they are dangerous-— told to close because they are dancerous. ., .,, , ~ .,, dangerous. i was as shocked as eve one dangerous. i was as shocked as everyone else. _ dangerous. i was as shocked as everyone else. my _ dangerous. i was as shocked as everyone else. my heart - dangerous. i was as shocked as everyone else. my heart goes l dangerous. i was as shocked as l everyone else. my heart goes out dangerous. i was as shocked as - everyone else. my heart goes out to the children and parents affected. those children were just getting ready to go back to their first day at school, most important time. the start of the school year sets the tone. i went straight to the minister's office and i have been repeatedly speaking to the most senior officials on this issue, the first thing i have been stressing i

the climate change committee, they appointed to advise you. that you're setmmittee, they appointed to advise you. the clinthat you're set to 1ittee, they appointed to advise you. the clinthat you're set to meet they appointed to advise you. the clinthat you're set to meet your say that you're set to meet your carbon reduction targets you carbon reduction targets if you implement policy changes. implement these policy changes. if targets , what if you delay these targets, what extra are going come if you delay these targets, what ex' so are going come if you delay these targets, what ex'so ameet ng come if you delay these targets, what ex' so ameet those come targets? >> look, lots of people will have lots of different views on this. we've been through the numbers. confident we numbers. we're confident that we are to deliver all our are on track to deliver all our targets. out, people targets. and i point out, people have that we'd miss have predicted that we'd miss our carbon budgets in the past, but we've actually met every single them. more t

climate change come. even the climate change committee has acknowledged that much.or whether we import it from other parts of the world. and there is a more general rollback of a lot of net zero utopian plants in play. we've seen in rishi sunak rolling back, delaying a few net zero targets and plans already and this doesn't surprise anyone that was on the cards for some time. so it's not really surprising. and as we go into winter and energy pnces as we go into winter and energy prices are likely to rise again and people will be asking, why are we not using more of our domestic well , exactly, exactly. domestic well, exactly, exactly. >> and we talk about things being being morally obscene , being being morally obscene, jim. you know, look, i would argue maybe it's morally obscene to just keep importing all of this stuff from overseas and hold the british public to ransom if there's a if there's a massive emergency in america, we might might be a might be screwed. it might be a problem for us to keep relying on things like saudi oil. problem for us to keep relying o

emissions that come from getting the oil and gas out of the ground and the independent committee on climate changeower than the global average for gas and 24% lower than the global average oil although there has been an recent debate that is closer to the global averages for both of those but either way, oil and gas from the uk is less clean and gas from the uk is less clean and oil and gas extracted in norway which we have solved before. the main source of the oil and gas import. it will be cleaner to buy from norway up and produce it in the uk. but most of the emissions from oilfrom when it is uk. but most of the emissions from oil from when it is used enough and when it's made and people point out the more uk oil production hits to the more uk oil production hits to the global stock, meaning more omissions will be released in total. matthew. ., ~ omissions will be released in total. matthew. ., ,, , ., ., omissions will be released in total. matthew. . ~' , ., ., . ~' omissions will be released in total. matthew. ., ,, ., .,~ , matthew. thank you for taking us throu . h matthew. thank you for t

which is ignoring the advice of the government's own independent advisers in this case, the climate change committeefle some people, would it not? >> well, i think the prime minister would argue that there is advice coming from all sides on this. you've got the net zero review, but then on the other hand, you've got the net zero scrutiny committee and you've got quite a lot of conservative and labour mps in that looking at the legislation and saying that in some places it is unsustainable . you've also got unsustainable. you've also got on both sides, you've got business leaders coming down one way or the other. as i said, we have ian who has criticised the prime pretty harsh prime minister in pretty harsh terms not giving businesses terms for not giving businesses enough clarity . but toyota, the enough clarity. but toyota, the car manufacturer , has said that car manufacturer, has said that this is a pragmatic and proportionate move. so yes , the proportionate move. so yes, the prime minister is facing criticism from not following advice , but he would say he's advice, but he would say he's gettin

but the head of the climate change committee has warned that the uk government to be slipping governmentissions goals. let's get the views now, shall we? of geosystem science professor myles allen, a fantastic job title. good stuff. are you are you mortally offended by rishi sunak saying that we should delay the costly nature of net zero for just a delay the costly nature of net zero forjust a few more delay the costly nature of net zero for just a few more years? >> no, no, i'm not suggesting i wouldn't for a minute. >> i want to tell a politician what to do. our job as what to do. ourjob as scientists is to tell them the implications. and you've just made the point that we were sort of barely on track to meeting the net zero before these the net zero goal before these changes. and what worries me, i mean, first of all, i welcome the prime minister's call for what he called a grown up democratic discussion about how we get to net zero. i'm pleased he didn't say how fast we get to net zero, so he's accepting the fact that we will get to net zero on time and that's a really important poin