The Scottish Government was given no notice of the announcement from Downing Street, Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan said.
Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan was responding to an urgent question
Mr Sunak was criticised by environmental activists, and some in his own party, following the Downing Street announcement, which also saw him push back the phasing out of petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to 2035, weaken the plan to phase out gas boilers from 2035, so households that will struggle the most to switch to heat pumps will not have to make the change, and scrap the requirement for energy efficiency upgrades to homes.
The minister said they were given no notice of the announcement from Downing Street which could have an impact on the Government’s draft climate change plan being published, adding: “We are now currently having to urgently assess the impact on Scotland and it’s right that we take the time to do that.
Labour MSP Sarah Boyack urged the Scottish Government to back her party’s £28 billion climate plan, while Scottish Tory MSP Douglas Lumsden said climate targets had to be “realistic”, which was something accepted by the Prime Minister. She added that the shift by the PM is an attempt to appeal to the Tories’ “core vote”, adding: “Which is essentially culture wars, anti-migrants and now anti-environment.
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