Sunak and Truss: Where they stand on climate change
This Is Why
Sky News
4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 17 August 2022
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
On the Sky News Daily podcast, Chloe Culpan is joined by Sky News climate change and energy correspondent Hannah Thomas Peter to discuss what the two candidates are saying about the UK's commitment to reach net zero by 2050. Plus, James Cullimore, from the Conservative Environment Network, critiques their pledges so far.
Producer: Emma-Rae Woodhouse
Interviews producer: Madeleine Drury
Podcast promotions producer: David Chipakupaku
Editors: Paul Stanworth and Philly Beaumont
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| 1:05.9 | what I want to do is cut VAT on energy bills. We've had weeks of debates, promises and pledges in the Conservative leadership race. |
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| 1:31.3 | droughts and come the winter, flooding. |
| 1:35.3 | That's tackling climate change. |
| 1:38.3 | The UK government is committed to reaching net zero by 2050, |
| 1:42.3 | but there are concerns about the potential Prime Minister's passion for |
| 1:46.0 | it, or maybe lack of. We need to see more detail from both candidates on their plans for the |
| 1:52.6 | environment, and whoever walks into number 10 in September will need to hit the ground running. |
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