MPs warn lack of government progress on carbon capture is giving heavy emitters a 'free pass'

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MPs warn lack of government progress on carbon capture is giving heavy emitters a 'free pass'

Environmental Audit Committee argues that net zero target loophole could undermine efforts to encourage heavy industries to prioritise cutting emissions

Government greenhouse gas targets offer heavy emitters "a free pass" that could undermine efforts to cut emissions from industrial sites and accelerate the roll out of carbon capture and hydrogen technologies,...

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