Could a revised Net Zero Strategy help turn the UK's economic fortunes around?

Michael Holder
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With households, businesses, and the government facing a challenging 2023, evidence continues to mount that an accelerated net zero transition could reverse the UK's worrying economic trends

Rishi Sunak certainly has a job on its hands in 2023. From energy to climate and housing to healthcare, all the way through to stagnating wages, strikes, and declining public confidence in his government's...

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