'Historic opportunity': Net Zero Review calls on government to move 'further and faster' in pursuit of net zero goals

Michael Holder
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Chris Skidmore MP led the four-month Net Zero Review process
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Chris Skidmore MP led the four-month Net Zero Review process

Chris Skidmore’s hotly anticipated Review of the government’s approach to net zero calls for policy clarity and rapid delivery of Net Zero Strategy

The government must move "further and faster" to realise the economic benefits from the net zero transition, by giving businesses the long-term policy clarity, tax incentives, and legislated targets they...

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