Labour expected to cut EV sales target for UK car industry
A truly terrible decision at a truly terrible time. The shift to electric vehicles is the government’s single biggest decarbonisation policy. Cutting EV targets sends a message on eve of #COP31 that UK is no longer serious about climate & comes on top of Jackdaw & slashing green heating schemes
𝓪 𝓶𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓿𝓸𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓽 𝓶𝓸𝓽𝓱 🦋45Wow, and after you invested so much political capital in supporting them against your own party! Must be very embarrassing for you personally
5th Iranian White Van Regiment 🇵🇸33Of course at no point will you admit you were ever wrong bsky.app/profile/caro...
Climate John19Just further proof that our government is firmly in the pocket of the fossil fuel industry...
Clive17I suspect that a lobbying group representing an automobile manufacturer is seeking to restrict the market entry of affordable Chinese vehicles, and ultimately it is the public who bears the cost.
Not Very Good Guy16Doesn't matter. The transition to EVs will happen anyway. As people experience EVs for themselves or hear from others that have them they learn that EVs are simply better cars.
Microplastics Inc.15At some point you'd think getting repeatedly clowned like this might force you to undertake a tiny bit of introspection.
5th Iranian White Van Regiment 🇵🇸77That's it Caroline, you keep making the right noises about how very disappointed you are that it wasn't the real wallet inspector
Bela Lugosi's Dad 🏳️⚧️ 🇵🇸60Okay, putting aside the fact that this dipshit supported Burnham in Makerfield before her own party, the solution to the UK's transport infrastructure is not EVs either. EVs require huge amounts of resources including conflict minerals and are far heavier and therefore more damaging to roads.
Peter du Toit10This as we pass 1.5ºC of heating and are *firmly* on track to pass 2ºC WTF is wrong with these people.
arnie7lmao what indication have u ever had the ukgov gives, or has ever given, a solitary shit about climate?
globalhlthtwit.bsky.social6A defining moment for Labour. The climate crisis is destroying a future for our children. A more rapid EV transition and the cancellation of oil drilling is mandatory. If they don’t they’ll join a long list of political climate shirkers.
Eccentrist dad6If we're not going to have cleaner cars, we'll just have to have fewer of the damn things. Oh well, what a shame.
Ms M 💚🌱💙🦊🌳🦔🌸🐞🧶♾️6The U.K. IS serious about climate change. It’s our PM @andyburnham.bsky.social who seems not to have got the message.
Glyn Moody5stupid #uklabour... do get a clue #ev
The Last Yorkshireman5*Caroline whispering to herself* This keeps happening despite the fact I’m triangulating so good. Stick to the plan, stick to the plan. Gramsci is a Marxist, I’m engaging in the war of position, ergo *I am a radical politician*. You got this Caroline.
Zamafir4Just so tired of unserious people making horrible choices for us all. Is your country buying 98% BEVs? No? Time to do more work, spend more taxes, and get serious about shifting the purchase ratio to fully electric. Weakening mandates, removing subsidies, introducing unit caps are for the unserious
I really feel this is one of those decisions we'll look back on in 20-odd years and think: "wow, that was incredibly dumb and self-defeating", as what's left of our car industry tries and fails to switch to fully-EV at the last possible moment www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Paul Cowling12We're in the middle of a climate crisis and a cost of living crisis both due to fossil fuels.... And they decide the answer is this!?! 🧐
Michael DiTullo4IMO, All of the legacy carmakers knew this was coming for 20 years. They had plenty of time and dragged their feet. The only Legacy carmakers that seem to be getting it right now are BMW and Hyundai. These roll backs will only help the oil execs sell more war juice.
Ianrobo3we have three companies, Mini doing OK makes EV's in china, Nissan, failed but recovering ... and then total fuck up that is JLR ...
lazytitan258.bsky.social1I hope all those people congratulating themselves for getting Burnham in are happy with themselves!
Steve Wood1"wow, that was incredibly dumb and self-defeating", but that's always been UK government policy. It's what we do as a nation.
Bill Heywood1Yup, allowing combustion imports to continue will not save a single job in the UK
"Labour expected to cut EV targets for car industry despite MPs’ climate concerns" @andyburnham.bsky.social talks a good climate game, but actions speak louder than words Labour's green policies are now in tatters Utterly stupid and short-sighted www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Lefty (Colin) Wright12Narrator: They were never on his agenda. Just lies and green washing for power. Plus ça change
reciprocalone.bsky.social4If he does this then he's significantly worse than Starmer. It's no good talking a decent game if you're going to do the opposite.
Climate News3Can someone ask Ed Miliband if he’s sold out his soul completely and become a full on arsehole? Can someone ask why he doesn’t just kill us all and why he pretends to be a nice guy? Fuck Ed.
Hugo1We have to end private cars asap or we all end. In the meantime, Trump is the green president we need, not who we want. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Emma Lewis1Talk is cheap, as they say.
✏🖌🎞 Animation Fanatical ✏🖌🎞1Of course they don't want to do it, because they've already been paid not to. Why else does Zack Polanski get dragged every other day? He is a threat to the rich status quo just like Corbyn was before him.
Zack Polanski650Climate clearly doesn't even come second with this Labour Government. They've just approved Jackdaw - a new gas field. And have still not ruled out Rosebank for oil. We need to be investing in renewables & insulating peoples homes to lower our bills. Join.greenparty.org.uk
Paul Bernal59The tactic of making these terrible decisions when they think we’ve forgotten about the planet burning because it’s autumn is not very subtle.
Liam Quane 🏳️🌈 📖6Labour doesn't have a leader. It has a transatlantic think tank. That is who decides what they do.
Grumpy says "FREE THE PALESTINIAN HOSTAGES!4Andy Burnham to Big Donors: "Those are my policies! "If you don't like them, I have others."
Rodney Marques2Burnham's Labour: an update 👍
markh60.bsky.social2It's unbelievable not because it's corrupt, but because it's so useless. This is how climate progress dies in the UK not with a Trump style "drill, baby, drill" speech, but with a series of weak decisions, business realities, and breathing space excuses, while @andyburnham.bsky.social says he cares
At some point if you keep choosing to depriortise climate action and signalling you don't care it stops mattering how good your wider plans are. Labour should be very proud of how much its done on climate over the last 2 years. Its our great achievement. We need to stop undercutting it.
James Austin43Cut backs to the warmer homes scheme, Jackdaw, this. You can justify each one individually but after a little while a pattern starts to emerge.
David Beech8You know what a lot of working class people who this government are so obsessed with would love to be able to afford ? A second hand EV. But no the rich retirees have had their fill now let's talk about (petrol and diesel)car manufacturing up in the Midlands instead.
Noggin3I understand the impulse on good manufacturing jobs but I still just about work in the Music industry. No one gave a shit when the future came for us. If you are going to pick winners pick ones with a future the Arts or HE, or you know the renewables industry. Making ICE cars is going to be illegal.
Andrew Thomson2Given 80% of uk car production is exported and 90% of uk car sales are imported, I'm unclear who exactly this move is meant to benefit.
Glostermeteor 🔶2Once the oil/gas barons get into your hen house they will eat you alive. Expect the Greens to recover going forward.
londonsunshine.bsky.social1Can’t trust Labour, who knows what they believe, very little by the look of things, Burnham is all talk
Genius... 'Ministers are expected to make steep cuts to the government’s EV targets this week. The decision comes just as Andy Burnham prepares to travel to his first COP summit as PM, where he and Ed Miliband will champion electrification on a global scale.' www.theguardian.com/environment/...
paulusthewoodgnome24"Weakening the mandate puts £1.7bn of charging infrastructure at risk and all the associated jobs and supply chain spending that goes with it. Charging investors’ confidence will be rocked by a third change in three years, being seen to cave to the short-term interest of global car importers."
Paul Barnfather5In what possible way does this “help” British industry? FFS 🤦
diaminedave.bsky.social3Sad ... They tell everyone to prep. for the worst, but seemingly are slowing down resilience measures such as mandatory electrification measures... AGW is supposed to be an emergency, but they keep opening new FF extraction fields & then they go to COP to what Boast? or Cajole? Mixed messaging
Matthew Gyamtso (Jee)3Fucking idiots - in government, at corporates, and the unions. They are clueless degenerate ignoramuses.
ListeredMichael1Labour, for the few not the many, and on the side of oil companies and carbon creators. Labour are not on your side….
Burnham's administration again rolling back another climate commitment. Fewer cars would be better, but prolonging the life of ice cars is bad for everyone but the car companies who can't be arsed to change. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Mike Cookson 🔶 🇪🇺🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️4They just want to keep people addicted to fossil fuels. There's no way that could go wrong is there* * Other than the air pollution, oil spills, the carbon emissions, the cost, the cost, the cost.
CykelTony2You'd think with their advice to store 3 days off food and water, they'd push EVs more as most can act as a power source via Vehicle 2 Load, and could power things like air fryers, microwave, kettle, for a day or two.
ivanrmoore.bsky.social1Only good for those car companies for a few years. At some point they'll be out of business if they can't produce competitive EVs.
Ministers are looking at a smaller than expected cut in Britain’s target for electric vehicle sales Officials have sounded out the industry on a target of 60% by 2030 - down from the current 80% - rather than the 50% first proposed www.ft.com/content/6fc9...
Bill Heywood4Absolute idiocy from the government This policy allows more dirty combustion cars to be imported into the UK whilst not safeguarding a single job in the UK
avrilbaigent.bsky.social2With fuel prices where they are right now, people want more certainty and to bring costs down. But then it’s a pay off between cheap Chinese cars and keeping fossil fuel tech for longer.
MarvinTandroid1Madness. But then they do make a load of tax from transport fuels so.....
A sop to the car makers making the dirtiest cars, that will do them and us no favours in the long term. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Shivaji Shiva8If true, a deeply depressing decision ...
Will cycles slower than you 🇿🇦🇬🇧🏳️⚧️6Labour hates the poor. Labour hates the planet. Labour hates disabled people. Labour hates trans people. Labour LOVES the very rich and will do anything to protect them. Labour is NOT on your side. Unless you're a billionaire.
