How will Reform's 'war' on local climate policies impact businesses?

Stuart Stone
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EXPLAINER – BusinessGreen asks what the roll back of local emissions targets and climate emergency declarations could mean for firms operating in impacted areas

Reform UK councillors' recent scrapping of net zero targets at Kent County Council marked the latest development in the roll back of emissions targets and climate emergency declarations in areas where...

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