How reports of net zero's death have been greatly exaggerated

James Murray
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How reports of net zero's death have been greatly exaggerated

Conflicting reports over the weekend on the government's energy security strategy reveal Downing Street's plans may be in flux, but clean energy still looks set to emerge as the big winner

Is net zero "dead", as a government insider indicated this weekend, or is it now a "matter of national security", as Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng argued last week? The answer very much depends...

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