UK Transition Plan Taskforce aims to help firms develop 'rigorous' climate strategies

Michael Holder
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The government wants to develop the 'gold standard' for robust company climate strategies aligned with net zero by 2050

The government has formally launched a new UK Transition Plan Taskforce today, geared at developing a "gold standard" for robust company decarbonisation and climate adaptation plans aligned with delivering...

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