'Firmly committed to carbon pricing': Government consults on post-Brexit emissions trading plans

James Murray
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Wide-ranging new consultation sets out series of proposals for carbon pricing mechanisms once the UK leaves the EU

With all eyes on the release of the Committee on Climate Change's long-awaited report on the feasibility of a new net zero emission target yesterday, the government quietly provided further details on...

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