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'We can do it': Boris Johnson declares UK can lead the world in building net zero economy

02 October 2019 •

'We can do it': Boris Johnson declares UK can lead the world in building net zero economy

Prime Minister uses Conference Speech to rail against 'sceptics', including himself, who have in the past thought clean technologies cannot deliver

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has delivered his firmest commitment yet to the UK's net zero emissions goal, declaring that the country can "lead the world with clean green technology and in reducing greenhouse...

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