![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/michael-gove-warns-against-treating-net-zero-like-religious-crusade-as-he-calls-for-clampdown-on-green-measures/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/crop-23146652.jpg&description=NET FUSSED MICHAEL Gove has warned against "treating the cause of the environment as a religious crusade" amid a major Net Zero backlash. After the Tories saw off Labour in the Uxbridge by-election by hammering the hated Ulez levy on drivers, MPs have called for a major rethink on green taxes. 2 Housing secretary Michael Gove has called for a clampdown on green measures Credit: PA 2 Rishi Sunak is also under pressure to water down pledges Credit: Rex Today the senior Cabinet Minister broke cover urging a slowdown on green planning targets. He warned: "My own strong view is that we're asking too much too quickly." The Housing Secretary told The Sunday Telegraph that a new ban on landlords from renting out their homes unless they pay to increase the energy performance certificate rating of their properties should be pushed back past 2028. The upgrades would require fitting a heat pump, providing insulation or installing solar panels, which can cost tens of thousands of pounds. And he admitted he did not know whether a ban on new petrol cars after 2030 was "perfectly calibrated". Mr Gove was joined by ex-Business Minister Jacob Rees Mogg who told GB News on Sunday: "what works is getting rid of unpopular, expensive green policies". Mr Rees Mogg urged a delay or scrapping of three key Net Zero policies. He said: "I would certainly get rid of the pledge to get rid of petrol cars in 2030. That was done a few years ago in different circumstances. 'I would get rid of the plans in the Energy Bill to put extra charges on people and have extra certificates for people selling their houses, owning property and so on. "I would get rid of things that apply direct costs. 'Having a long term ambition for net zero is different and working towards it but we need to think about what other countries are doing, what is proportionate and what is affordable." Senior Tories have seen their unexpected retention of Boris Johnson's old seat in West London as a landmark moment for the battle ag){kind=link}
MICHAEL Gove has warned against “treating the cause of the environment as a religious crusade” amid a major Net Zero backlash.
After the Tories saw off Labour in the Uxbridge by-election by hammering the hated Ulez levy on drivers, MPs have called for a major rethink on green taxes.
Today the senior Cabinet Minister broke cover urging a slowdown on green planning targets.
He warned: “My own strong view is that we’re asking too much too quickly.”
The Housing Secretary told The Sunday Telegraph that a new ban on landlords from renting out their homes unless they pay to increase the energy performance certificate rating of their properties should be pushed back past 2028.