But councillors were still sceptical about the borough’s net zero target. Cllr Kashmir Singh (Ind, Riverside) said: “We should have been getting to net zero, according to Priestley Centre, by 2028. Hayley George, the council’s net zero energy manager, recognised that achieving net zero is ‘challenging’. There is quite a lot of challenges to get to net zero. Cllr George Blundell (Lib Dem, Hurley and Walthams) said: “We’ve got the new buses that have come through but I’m pretty sure they’re still diesel.