Fresh wave of local councils pledge to achieve net zero ahead of UK 2050 deadline

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Fresh wave of local councils pledge to achieve net zero ahead of UK 2050 deadline

Eighty-eight mayors and council leaders have now committed to the UK100’s pledge to achieve net zero by 2045

As COP26 approaches, 23 more local authorities have joined the UK100 network and committed to reaching net zero at least five years earlier than the UK government, the group today announced. The Greater...

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