Tony Blair, climate paradoxes, and a day of net zero confusion

James Murray
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Opponents of climate action have had a field day, but those businesses and entrepreneurs working to accelerate the net zero transition remain undaunted

What a confusing - and exhausting - 24 hours it has been for climate politics and the green economy. Yesterday, the annual Innovation Zero World Congress kicked off at Olympia in London, bringing together...

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