In a surprising statement at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP), the British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has acknowledged that his country’s climate policy is nearing breaking pointraising concerns about the UK’s overall commitment to fighting the climate crisis.

Sunak, who has faced criticism for weakening Britain’s environmental policy, argued for Britain’s approach to net zero designed to directly benefit the British people. But these claims were disputed by environmental charities, which condemned their actions as harmful and regressive.

But we didn’t stop there.

In recent weeks we have committed:

⚡️£960 million to increase network capacity and improve energy security
🌳 New National Forests and National Parks

— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) December 1, 2023

In his speech, Sunak expressed this major plans related to heat pumps and energy efficiency have been scrappedalleging that this would create a significant financial burden on citizens.

Besides that, highlighting his controversial new nature planwhich drew criticism from experts and activists.

Although Sunak is adamant that Britain is leading the climate change effort, The international community has expressed concern about the lack of ambition and concrete action. In response, the Prime Minister urged other countries to accelerate their emissions reductions, underlining the importance of tackling the climate emergency.

When When asked about the absence of leaders from major emitting countries such as China and the United States at the COP, Sunak turned attention to Britain’s emissions.noted that these emissions represent less than 1% of global emissions.

However, this position has attracted criticism since then many argue that the UK, as a developed country, should set an example.

In his defense, Sunak claimed that climate policy must be “pragmatic and proportionate”, but his claim was British has met its carbon target and being on track to face the future has led to skepticism.