Never mind the planet’s fate when the jet set feel the urge to seek out some winter sun | Catherine Bennett

A third of the emissions cuts required to achieve net zero by 2050 will have to come from consumers.

Unless we individual households accept heat pumps and electric cars and deterrents to flying and less meat (skipping two kebabs per week) the target cannot be met.

And assuming the introduction of a selective news blackout that reduces public awareness of UK plutocrats, celebrities and influencers with colossal carbon footprints.

There’s a huge contrast between billionaires travelling by private jet while the rest of us drink with soggy paper straws.

Considering how little it attempts to challenge this agreeable state of affairs, the report surely deserved a warmer reception than it received from the high net worth community.