'Stop clutching at plastic straws': Government urged to introduce 2050 resource use reduction target

Cecilia Keating
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Green Alliance argues UK needs a 'new vision for resource use' in report published this morning

Green campaigners have urged the government to set a legally-binding target to halve resource consumption by 2050, arguing that by doing so it would set a global example as it gears up to host the pivotal...

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