How did the UK government perform at COP29? The CCC verdict is in

Michael Holder
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Credit: Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street
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Credit: Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street

Climate Change Committee welcomes renewed efforts from the UK at recent UN Climate Summit, but calls for far more leadership and policy detail in 2025

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has urged the government to build on commitments made at the recent CO29 Climate Summit in Baku by rapidly setting out ambitious, robust, and investable plans to accelerate...

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