Factchecking Rishi Sunak’s claims on the net zero transition

The 2035 target to phase out the sale of gas boilers would not have forced people to replace their boiler by that date. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA

Rishi Sunak said on Thursday that there had not been enough honesty and transparency about what is involved in the transition to net zero. And he has done various media appearances since his speech on Wednesday doubling down on the government’s U-turn on net zero policies. Here we examine five of Sunak’s key claims.

1. Climate targets