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Net Zero: UK joins global 'carbon neutral' drive

Michael Holder

Michael Holder

27 September 2018 • 5 min read

UK, Canada, Denmark and Spain join Carbon Neutrality Coalition, pledging to develop net zero emissions plans

The UK has joined a growing number of nations pushingto deliver net zero emissions during the second half of the century in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement, after the government today signed...

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