Johnson Pledges to Ditch Net Zero Biofuels Policy to Lower Food Prices

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on during a visit to the CityFibre Training Academy in Stockton-on-Tees, Britain, on May 27, 2022. James Glossop/Pool via Reuters

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that he will commit to reducing biofuel production in the UK in a bid to combat skyrocketing food prices at home and abroad.

Critics have said it will hardly “make a difference to the cost of living crisis” and urged Johnson to commit to a “radical U-turn on green policy.”