Net Zero: Why wait until 2050?

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As she heads to Glastonbury this weekend to debate the UK's climate response, Molly Scott Cato asks if the government's new net zero goal is really that ambitious

A heatwave or thunderous downpours - the weather at Glastonbury has always been unpredictable. But extreme weather patterns and events are now becoming the new norm, not just here but across the globe,...

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