harmoniously. simon jones, bbc news. the outgoing head of the uk government s climate change watchdog says rishi sunak has set back the cause of tackling global warming in britain. chris stark, from the climate change committee, told the bbc he didn t think the prime minister had made it a priority and is risking the uk falling behind other countries in the battle against global warming. here s justin rowlatt. we had a stark reminder of the impact of climate change this week a warning that the world s coral reefs were at risk of dying because of a global bleaching event caused by exceptionally high sea temperatures. it comes as the head of the government watchdog on climate change had some stern words for the prime minister. the reason? in the autumn, rishi sunak delayed a ban on petrol and diesel cars and watered down targets for phasing out gas boilers. we seem to have defaulted to an approach which will impose unacceptable costs on hard pressed british families costs that no one
the energy security and net zero secretary claire coutinho has been speaking on the bbc s laura kuenssberg on sunday this morning. with me is our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. let s start off with climate change. this is the talking point first for the energy secretary. this is the first time she has done a big interview like this on the sunday talk shows for the bbc. the question being put to her was that we saw yesterday, this morning chris stark, so he is the head of the climate change committee and leaving hisjob at the end of this week. as he is leaving he has made some real criticism, pointedly of the prime minister, rishi sunak, who has pushed back interim targets for the climate change transition on transition to diesel and petrol cars, gas boilers in homes and that sort of thing and he said in that that he said rishi sunak was not such a priority for previous prime
i had no idea that they were planning this. but i think we all need to recognise that we have a part in creating a safer world. krista hanley, a survivor of the columbine shooting and co founder of we are safer together i m a personal safety organisation, thank you very much for sharing your experiences with us today. in the uk, the body advising the government on climate change policy, has attacked prime minister rishi sunak s commitment to cutting carbon emissions. chris stark, from the climate change committee, told the bbc that the prime minister had set back progress towards reaching net zero. here s justin rowlatt. the climate change committee s job is to mark the government s homework on climate, says chris stark, and he is marking rishi sunak down in dramatic fashion. the reason? in the autumn, the prime minister delayed a ban on petrol and diesel cars and watered down targets for phasing out gas boilers.
than local housing. making the area increasingly unaffordable for residents. the beaches are particularly popular with the brits, the authorities in the canaries stress they remain open for business, the spanish government admits it s about ending the right balance to holidays can continue harmoniously. simon jones, bbc news. in the uk, in the body advising the government on climate change policy has attacked prime minister rishi sunak s commitment to cutting carbon emissions. chris stark from the climate change committee told the bbc that the prime minister had sent back progress towards reaching net zero: the climate change committee s job is to mark the government s homework on climate, says chris stark and he is marking rishi sunak down in dramatic fashion. the reason in the autumn the prime minister delayed a ban on petrol and diesel cars and watered down targets for phasing out gas boilers. we seem to have phasing out gas boilers. - seem to have defaulted to an
of the government s climate change advisers, chris stark, who said rishi sunak had set back progress towards net zero carbon emissions by delaying future changes. ms courtinho told laura kuenssberg on sunday on bbc2 that ministers had to strike the right balance. with me is our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. so this was her first big interview on the bbc, wasn t it? so this was her first big interview on the bbc, wasn t it? yes, on the sunday talk on the bbc, wasn t it? yes, on the sunday talk shows. on the bbc, wasn t it? yes, on the sunday talk shows. and on the bbc, wasn t it? yes, on the sunday talk shows. and what - on the bbc, wasn t it? yes, on the sunday talk shows. and what she i on the bbc, wasn t it? yes, on the i sunday talk shows. and what she had to respond to was chris stark. he has been in thisjob to respond to was chris stark. he has been in this job for six years and he is the chief adviser to the government on climate change policy. he has a back