, Labour’s Shadow
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, responding to
the Institution of Civil Engineers ‘State of the Nation’
report, said:
“This report should serve as a wake-up call to Government
that we will fail to meet our net-zero target unless the
Government makes the big decisions now on the long-term
infrastructure investment we will need to get us
there.
“The Government’s National Infrastructure Strategy with a
green recovery at the heart of it is now long overdue. It’s time
for the Chancellor to come forward with a plan to deliver the
net-zero infrastructure plan our country needs.”
Ends
Notes to Editors
1. Institution
of Civil Engineers has released a report today (Wednesday) on how
the UK has a “once-in-a-generation opportunity to recalibrate the
economy” and build a net-zero future
a. The
UK was already failing to meet the less ambitious target of 80%
reduction by 2050, so action to make significant changes in
infrastructure delivery must happen now, the ICE sets out in
its State of the Nation 2020:
Infrastructure and the 2050 Net-Zero Target.
2. Around
two-thirds of British adults surveyed thought the UK Government
(69%) and business (65%) were mainly responsible for reaching the
target. However, only one third (31%) said they thought the
government had a plan to achieve this.
