‘Outgreening the Greens’ Jacob Rees-Mogg to rebel against ‘extreme’ eco measures
Jacob Rees-Mogg has announced plans to rebel against the Government
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Jacob Rees-Mogg has announced that he will “obviously” be voting against the Government’s Energy Bill.
Ministers will vote on the matter as they return from their summer recess, with Labour said to support the proposed changes.
Just six more Tory backbenchers are need to vote in favour to overturn the Government’s majority.
GB News’ Jacob Rees-Mogg will not be one of them, as he branded the bill “extreme” in how it ramp up onshore wind measures.
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“This will enable £20 billion of your money to be spent on carbon capture technology”, he said.
“That’s a lot of your money to be spent on a speculative technology.
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“A recent study showed that when carbon capture is used for an industrial plant, when taking into account the C02 emissions produced via the process itself, emissions would only be reduced by about 10 per cent.
“It gives power to the Government to criminalise people in the future for not following regulations with minimal Parliamentary oversight.”
In July, Sir Alok Sharma, the former Cop26 president, formally proposed an amendment to the Government’s Energy Bill.
His amendment requires the Government to show developers how they can demonstrate that local communities support their plans and how they can provide financial benefits to those communities.
The plan would also prohibit appeals against a decision by a local council to refuse planning permission for a wind farm to ensure local wishes are respected.
The amendment had been signed by more than 20 backbench Conservatives, including ex-prime minister Liz Truss and several other former ministers.
Rees-Mogg warned about the Energy Bill creating a “quick route” for criminal offences.
“This is constitutionally wrong”, he said.
“It may also make it difficult for people to sell or rent properties which aren’t of a high enough insulation standard.
“We have a very old housing stock in this country where one side of the Government won’t give you permission to make them more environmentally friendly, and another side saying you won’t be able to sell them if you haven’t made them environmentally friendly.
“This will have a knock on effect on the housing market, and it will take away peoples’ major asset.”