'Unintended consequences': Road to net-zero must harmonise different climate priorities, warns Nature Capital Committee
New report from independent advisory committee warns the government must approach net zero carbon target carefully, with joined-up policy interventions that do not inadvertently lead to higher emissions
The government's pathway to reaching net zero emissions will involve a wide range of nature-based interventions sensitive to myriad interlocking environmental considerations that could inadvertently trigger...
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