'The government needs to step up': Mixed net zero messages stoke green business fears

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Grant Shapps in Washington DC last month visiting his US counterpart Senator Granholm | Credit: Rosie Hallam / DESNZ
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Grant Shapps in Washington DC last month visiting his US counterpart Senator Granholm | Credit: Rosie Hallam / DESNZ

As Labour and the Tories seek to draw pre-election dividing lines, the government stands accused of failing to resolutely back its own decarbonisation policies, prompting concerns across the green economy

The depth of senior Ministers' support for the UK's net zero goals are once again under question, following a series of thinly veiled attacks on decarbonisation targets and policies in recent days...

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