'A profound national effort': If the UK is falling behind on net zero, how does it catch up?

Michael Holder
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The UK's climate policy progress has stalled, but how does it get back on track? That was the question for policy experts gathered at yesterday's Institute for Government conference

If the UK has fallen behind in the global race to attract green investment and deliver on its net zero targets, as the Climate Change Committee warned last week, then the critical question for green businesses...

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