On the 6th of June 2023, Barry made a speech during the Westminster Hall debate on Government Policy on reaching Net Zero, where he argued that more needs to be done to achieve 2050 targets.
Barry specifically took aim at the Government’s “market led and technology driven” route to Net Zero, arguing that this is merely the Tory cover for a voluntarist, business-as-usual system, which lacks any of the incentive or enforcement that we need.
There is a fundamental incoherence to the Government’s approach to climate change, with huge differences in what they promote abroad and what they do at home.
Without a clear and structured plan to achieve Net Zero, our targets will never be met.