In the london suburbs, the tory by election victory this summer when many expected defeat. And the key issue . A costly clampdown on dirty vehicles imposed by the capitals labour mayor, an idea the conservatives oppose. Cutting carbon matters, the Prime Minister has long argued, but a balance has got to be struck. Im committed to net zero, of course, but we would do that in a pragmatic and proportionate way without unnecessarily adding costs and burdens to families, especially at a time like now when the Cost Of Living is a challenge for people with inflation where it is. New york is World Leaders gather at the United Nations, intense debate about Climate Change and what to do about it. Among those there this Conservative Mp who led a review into the government approach 22. Review into the government approach 21 review into the government approach 22. This is going to be an economic approach 22. This is going to be an Economic Disaster approach 22. This is going to be an Economic Disas
Since you wrote sapiens. It was a worldwide hit, and in essence, it was a very sort of positive explanation of how we humans have come to sort of dominate this planet. It was about our ability to cooperate, to tell shared stories, to give ourselves common purpose. Ijust wonder whether in the last decade, youve lost some of that optimism. I think our shared stories and our ability to cooperate, both as a species, but also on the national level, is collapsing in more and more places. I see it now in my home country of israel, which is really on the verge maybe of a constitutional crisis or even a civil war. Maybe what we need to understand specifically about democracies is that democracy, in essence, is a conversation. You know, dictatorship, there is one person dictates everything. Democracy is trying to reach some agreement through conversation, and conversation is not always possible. For most of history, large scale conversation was just technically impossible. You had small scale de
And now youve decided to walk away. Why . Because i want, ironically, to spend more time really focusing on climate and the environment. And right now, as the sole mp for my party, i have to be the expert on absolutely everything. I am the front bench spokesperson on everything. And that means that when you add that to two days a week constituency work easily, looking at everything from peoples visas to their housing problems, important though those are, they are massively time consuming at a time when im now at The Point In My Life when i really want to focus on climate and nature. Two huge areas, i know, but at the minute im getting pulled in 100 Different Directions, so ive decided not to stand at the next election. Im very hopeful that an excellent green candidate, sian berry, will take overfrom me in brighton. Weve got some other target seats in Bristol Central and suffolk as well, waveney valley. So were hopeful of getting more greens at the next election. But right now, this is
Good afternoon. The government is facing anger from the car industry about the plans being considered by the Prime Minister to delay a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. Rishi sunak spoke to the cabinet this morning, and is to make a speech in Downing Street later this afternoon. The Carmaker Ford Has said the proposal would undermine the governments ambition, commitment and consistency. one option seen by bbc news is for the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars to be moved to 2035 in line with the eus timetable. Another measure being considered is weakening a commitment to phase out all gas boilers within 12 years. Heres our Political Correspondent helen catt. Commitment to the movement of emissions to zero by 2050 is set in law, and by then the country will only be able to put as many pollutants into the atmosphere as it can take out but rishi sunak is about to make a significant gear shift in how the government plans to get there. Ministers insist it is j
People damaging because of net zero because people will be turned off. I dont want people will be turned off. Idont want to people will be turned off. I dont want to that happen. A whole is the policy you are announcing today any different . Ianthem announcing today any different . When it comes to heat announcing today any different . When it comes to heat their announcing today any different . When it comes to heat their range of different it comes to heat their range of different things. Overtime, we need to change different things. Overtime, we need to change how we heat our homes. A couple of years some Property Owners a couple of years some Property Owners were forced to upgrade the Energy Owners were forced to upgrade the Energy Efficiency of their homes with an Energy Efficiency of their homes with an average cost of about 58,000 for many of those people, this was a expensive for many of those people, this was a expensive orgy is deeply impractical. We stopped that from happeni