Avoiding a climate culture war: How can the UK maintain broad support for net zero action?

Michael Holder
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Extinction Rebellion protestors blocking a road in Westminster in 2019
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Extinction Rebellion protestors blocking a road in Westminster in 2019

Difficult policy questions lie ahead that could sow seeds of division – but could a 'patriotic sense of national mission' help smooth the path to net zero emissions?

Just as the UK finds itself leading the world's efforts to set out on an epoch-defining economic transition to a net zero economy, the country - from both a political and cultural standpoint - has rarely...

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