Labour set to ditch net zero by 2030 goal

Shadow International Trade Secretary Barry Gardiner tells Radio 4 new pledge is to hit 90 per cent renewables in UK energy system by 2030
Labour has shelved a radical plan to deliver net zero emissions by 2030, despite Party members backing the target in a motion passed by the party's annual conference in September. The proposal was hailed...
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