UK set to miss a host of environmental goals, research shows
New analysis reveals targets covering air pollution, water quality, recycling, tree planting, renewable energy and biodiversity are all on track to be missed in the coming years
The UK is set to miss a huge range of crucial environmental and climate targets in the early 2020s, despite repeated government assertions it would "leave the environment in a better state than we found...
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