The public sees net zero as the solution to the UK's energy crunch - but will Liz Truss concur?

Michael Holder
clock • 11 min read
The Prime Minister Liz Truss chairs her first Cabinet | Credit: Number 10
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The Prime Minister Liz Truss chairs her first Cabinet | Credit: Number 10

There is a widespread political, economic, business, and economic consensus that renewables, energy efficiency, and net zero are a key part of the solution to the UK's challenges this winter and beyond - it should be difficult for the new PM to ignore

It feels fair to say there are a fair few concerns within the green economy about the prospects for ambitious climate and environmental policy under Prime Minister Liz Truss and her newly appointed Cabinet....

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