Problem is, that is just a buzz word and most of carbon footprint is being moved abroad and the burden placed on developing countries.
It's these buzz words that are a bane of politics.
We should be selling the idea not of because of "net zero," but rather because unlimited green energy will be life saver of British manufacturing, cheap energy for the people and households... Which is great for business. Just look at Port Talbot. It is actually really important for national security producing steel, as it is the back bone of everything will build. It's single biggest cost is energy, and its making a loss, because of the cost of energy.
Would it be wise to, had it over the Chinese for cheap steel, in the same way the EU sold their soul to Russia for cheap gas, thinking that this would change his ways?
But your last sentence as whole, is absolutely spot on and I couldn't agree more even if I tried. Winner winner, chicken dinner.