'Politicians get stuck in old ways of thinking': Lord Deben on net zero and the next election

Michael Holder
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Credit: UK Parliament

As he steps down from the Climate Change Committee after 10 years, the Conservative peer has vowed to continue to make the case for a faster net zero transition

Lord Deben has been chair of the Climate Change Committee (CCC) for the past 10 years, acting as the political figurehead for the statutory advisory body and the scores of reports, warnings, and policy...

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