Green economy reacts to Seventh Carbon Budget

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Business leaders, campaigners, and climate experts react to the CCC's official advice on the next phase of the UK's net zero transition

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has today mapped out the next steps on the UK's pathway to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, urging the government to set a target to reduce emissions by 87 per cent...

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