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The government should stop talking about “net zero” when talking about the transition to clean energy because the phrase has become “a distraction”, MPs say.
The cross-party Commons energy committee says the phrase has “lost much of its significant positive association” amid increasing misinformation.
The term net zero has become a distraction from the broader aims and the benefits of the energy transition and the politics of the energy transition have become mired in a stale debate on the cost and feasibility of achieving an emissions target. The public debate fails to reflect the wider benefits of engaging with the transition or the costs of not tackling climate change …
Future government communications under the new administration should be more demonstrably relevant to people’s lives, with clear information on how people might reduce their costs or minimise their exposure to future costs in a way that they believe they can achieve. The department should drop ‘net zero’ from its name as a start to making its communications less technocratic and reduce its use in regular communications and public statements, instead focussing on wider societal benefits.
It’s not just about tackling climate change, which is really important, and we need to carry on doing that. But it’s also about making our whole energy system more secure and making sure that our national security is protected as well.
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