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Scotland passes legislation pulling net zero goal forward to 2045

26 September 2019 •

Scotland passes legislation pulling net zero goal forward to 2045

'No one should be in any doubt of the Scottish Government's commitment to use every policy lever at our disposal to rise to this challenge'

The Scottish Parliament yesterday voted unanimously to strengthen the country's climate change targets, introducing a new goal to deliver a net zero emission economy by 2045 - five years earlier than the...

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