'I'm determined to keep pushing': Chris Skidmore preps for net zero meeting with PM

Michael Holder
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Chris Skidmore speaking at the launch of the Net Zero Review
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Chris Skidmore speaking at the launch of the Net Zero Review

Chair of Net Zero Review chats to BusinessGreen about leaked reports, coal mines, and securing buy-in 'at the highest level' for the delivery of the UK's climate targets

You could forgive Chris Skidmore for feeling exhausted, and not a little peeved. Having spent last summer trying to convince various Conservative leadership contenders to take net zero more seriously,...

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