'The ball is in the court of the policymakers': Is the UK's net zero transition at risk of stalling?

James Murray
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Report from DNV argues ambitious policies could enable transition that delivers on climate goals and slashes domestic energy bills by 40 per cent by 2050

The UK is off track to meet both its near- and long-term emissions goals, despite growing evidence the net zero transition is affordable and likely to result in substantially lower energy costs for households...

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