MPs to probe clean technology's role in meeting UK carbon targets

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Parliament's Science and Technology Committee launches new inquiry and call for evidence to explore the technologies needed to meet Clean Growth Strategy goals

An MP-led inquiry into the technologies needed to support the government's Clean Growth Strategy and meet the UK's legally-binding climate change targets has been launched by Parliament's Science and Technology...

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