Feel free to tell me how these extra billions are being used to save the planet ?
In time honoured fashion, carbon reduction goes like this.
(1) Government decides on a national target for emissions reduction.
(2) Government divides the overall total into little bits, one target for each part of the country.
(3) Government imposes on local councils the duty to each meet its share of the overall target.
(4) Government gives councils an extra 0p to spend on these extra duties.
So ... er ... yes, you're right, where have the billions gone I wonder. They sure haven't ended up with the councils who have to meet the targets.