Government seeks legally-binding environmental targets from 2022

Defra promises 'robust, evidence led process' to set in statute air, water, waste and biodiversity targets by the end of October 2022
The government has today offered a further glimpse of its plans to develop new legally-binding targets for waste and resources, air pollution, biodiversity and water quality in the UK, promising a "robust,...
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