Boris: I went too far on net zero

The former prime minister may not be at Conservative party conference, but he’s still managing to create headlines. Boris Johnson has admitted he went ‘far too fast’ on net zero when he was PM, conceding he got ‘carried away’ about the idea that renewables could replace fossil fuels – in his most outspoken remarks on a policy he once championed. Crikey!

Speaking to one of the authors of a new book – Prosperity Through Growth – Johnson told Tory peer Lord Elliott:

I think net zero, we went far too fast. And I’ve got to be honest about that, I got carried away by the idea that sustainable and renewable forms of energy could fill the gap.

It’s quite the, er, transition from his days at COP26, setting ambitious carbon emission targets and pushing the business case for renewables. Johnson’s