A blueprint for nature loss reversal or a roadmap to a cliff edge? The green economy reacts to the Environmental Improvement Plan

BusinessGreen staff
clock • 16 min read
The roadmap includes a new target to expand the hedgerow network | Credit: iStock
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The roadmap includes a new target to expand the hedgerow network | Credit: iStock

BusinessGreen rounds up the reaction from politicians, campaigners, and green business leaders to the UK's new five-year environmental policy plan

The government has today published its long-awaited Environmental Improvement Plan, setting out its five year strategy for delivering on the UK's hugely ambitious promise, made alongside other governments...

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