UK net zero drive is singled out in Trump energy tirade

THE UK’s net zero policies were singled out in President Trump's long tirade against European energy struggles at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

- MAURICIO ALENCAR

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President Trump described the UK economy’s struggles in stark terms, suggesting that the Labour government had disregarded “one of the greatest reserves in the world” at the North Sea.

In his speech, he picked out countries that remained committed to net zero, pointing to it as central reason for higher prices and stagnant growth.