'The net zero clock is ticking': Mission Zero Coalition launched to step up calls for UK green policy progress

Michael Holder
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Chris Skidmore speaking at the launch of the Net Zero Review in January 2023
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Chris Skidmore speaking at the launch of the Net Zero Review in January 2023

Chris Skidmore MP builds on Net Zero Review with new initiative aimed at rallying all UK political parties to place net zero at heart of next General Election

The government's net zero tsar Chris Skidmore MP has today launched a new initiative aimed at fleshing out proposed decarbonisation policies across a host of critical sectors of the economy, in a bid to...

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