CCC Carbon Budget Report: The reaction

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Business leaders line up to support CCC's conclusion that there is no case for diluting UK carbon targets

The UK's Committee on Climate Change (CCC) today published its latest review of the Fourth Carbon Budget running from 2023 to 2027, concluding that there is no economic or legal case for watering down...

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