The Fifth Carbon Budget is crucial, but it is not the only green test the government faces

James Murray
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The government should approve the Fifth Carbon Budget, but any decision needs to be backed by a credible plan for delivery that is currently sorely lacking

The cross-party Energy and Climate Change Committee of MPs is unequivocal, the government should approve the fifth carbon budget in line with recommendations to slash emissions 57 per cent against 1990...

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