Net Zero Strategy: Ten things we learned

Cecilia Keating
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The ZEV Mandate will require automakers to make a set proportion of zero emission vehicles | Credit: iStock
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The ZEV Mandate will require automakers to make a set proportion of zero emission vehicles | Credit: iStock

From nuclear and innovation funding to the continuing reluctance to engage with behaviour change, the Net Zero Strategy provided businesses and investors with the clearest insight yet on the government's thinking around how to accelerate the net zero transition

The government this week finally published its Net Zero Strategy, setting out its vision for how it plans to meet its climate goals while creating hundreds of thousands of green jobs and bolstering the...

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