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PMQs: Corbyn warns government inaction means UK on track to reach net zero goal by 2099

Madeleine Cuff

17 July 2019 • 4 min read

PMQs: Corbyn warns government inaction means UK on track to reach net zero goal by 2099

Current rate of decarbonisation far too slow to hit 2050 net zero emissions target, Corbyn tells May in heated PMQs exchange

The UK is currently on track to meet its net zero emissions target by 2099, a full 49 years later than planned, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told Theresa May today during her penultimate Prime Minister's...

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