Corporate giants urge Prime Minister to boost UK's 2030 climate target this year

Cecilia Keating
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Appeal from Tesco, Heathrow, BT, others comes as fresh modelling highlights how government’s 10 Point Plan fails to deliver emissions reductions required to meet net zero goal

More than 75 of the UK's leading businesses are lobbying the Prime Minister to substantially enhance the UK's existing 2030 climate target to align it with a net zero pathway before the end of the year,...

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