British housing minister Michael Gove warned on Sunday against the danger of treating tackling climate change as 'a religious crusade', days after the governing Conservatives narrowly won a vote by opposing charges for the most polluting vehicles.
Michael Gove, Britain’s Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, is seen during his speech at the 'Convention of the North' conference in Manchester, Britain, January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
LONDON, July 23 - British housing minister Michael Gove warned on Sunday against the danger of treating tackling climate change as "a religious crusade", days after the governing Conservatives narrowly won a vote by opposing charges for the most polluting vehicles. Gove, who is expected to propose new reforms to spur homebuilding on Monday, said he supported moves to encourage people to walk and cycle more, but that some car journeys were vital and low-traffic neighbourhoods were a "crude" tool.
"I think – how can I put this – that is unwise," he told the Sunday Telegraph newspaper, referring to some measures used to limit air pollution, including the opposition Labour party's move to expand the capital's Ultra Low Emission Zone . "One of the dangers - I don't think Labour are alive to this at all – is that if people think that you are treating the cause of the environment as a religious crusade, in which you’re dividing the world into goodies and baddies, then you alienate the support that you need for thoughtful environmentalism."
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