'Pie-in-the-sky approach': Net Zero Strategy taken to court by environmental groups

Cecilia Keating
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Didcot power station in Oxfordshire | Credit: iStock
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Didcot power station in Oxfordshire | Credit: iStock

Separate law suits filed by ClientEarth and Friends of the Earth allege the government's flagship Net Zero Strategy focuses too heavily on unproven future technologies and could breach carbon budgets

The UK government is being sued over its Net Zero Strategy, amidst allegations it threatens the wellbeing of future generations because it lacks "sufficient and credible policies" to enable the UK to meet...

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