Getting to net zero will cost 1 trillion pounds. Doing it 20 yrs earlier than current Govt target of 2050 = spending 100 billion a year. That would double current debt pile - or mean tax increase equivalent to nearly 20p in income tax and NI. more here bbc.co.uk/news/extra/DmZ6C9z…

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Income tax is not the only way. Wealth tax? Cheap debt? These are investments which will pay off. Why the scary language? Do you want the planet to burn because some rich people won't part with some of their wealth?
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Replying to @NicerInPerson @mikekelly85 @jimwebber @BBCSimonJack
It may be political suicide (short term) vs actual suicide (long term). The latter doesn’t matter very much if one will be dead by then anyway, of course

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