Towards Zero Carbon: Expert commission begins work to design UK carbon pricing system

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The commission will explore how to effectively place a price on CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions
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The commission will explore how to effectively place a price on CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions

Members of the commission, which was assembled by the Zero Carbon Campaign, have been drawn from political, scientific, academic and climate policy backgrounds

An expert commission assembled by the Zero Carbon Campaign has begun work to design a carbon pricing system that could help drive the UK towards its 2050 net zero goal, the decarbonisation pressure group...

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