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'Pace of delivery must be relentless': CBI issues net zero warning to government

Michael Holder
Michael Holder
clock 14 June 2021 • 7 min read
The CBI is demanding UK government and business make 2021 the boldest year of net zero action | Credit: iStock
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The CBI is demanding UK government and business make 2021 the boldest year of net zero action | Credit: iStock

Business lobby group chief Tony Danker ramps up rhetoric demanding government deliver raft of missing net zero policy on heating, hydrogen and transport

Britain's biggest business group, the CBI, is yet again urging the government to "fill in the blanks" in the UK's net zero policy landscape, warning the country remains far off-track to deliver on its...

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