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Boris Johnson to chair new climate cabinet committee

17 October 2019 • 4 min read

Prime Minister will lead new Cabinet-level body to oversee decarbonisation drive across Whitehall

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to chair a new cabinet-level committee on climate change, in a bid to accelerate the UK's decarbonisation efforts and deliver on the country's net zero target. The new...

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