Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech during a press conference on the net zero target, at the Downing Street Briefing Room, in central London, on September 20, 2023.
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday the government would not force households to take energy efficiency measures as he announced new changes to some of its commitments to tackle climate change.
"While will continue to subsidise energy efficiency will never force any household to do it," Sunak said at a press conference.
"The proposal to make you change your diet and harm British farmers by taxing meat or to create new taxes to discourage flying or going on holiday. I scrapped those too".
The prime minister also said there would be no ban on new oil and gas in the North Sea which would leave Britain "reliant on expensive imported energy."
Sunak also reiterated that the aim was to still meet Britain's international commitments and hit net zero by 2050 despite the raft of changes to their previous climate pledges.