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Net Zero: Environmental bodies back science-based targets in support of 2050 goal

Michael Holder

Michael Holder

18 November 2019 • 2 min read

'Pledge to Net Zero' initiative launched by environmental services organisations, including IEMA, EIC, SocEnv, ACE, WSP and AECOM

A group of UK green business organisations and leading consultancies have today launched a joint pledge to slash their greenhouse gas emissions to net zero, with each promising to set science-based targets...

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