'Pretty depressing weekend': Key net zero policies face fresh wave of criticism

James Murray
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Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps on a visit to Japan last month | Credit: UK Government, Flickr
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Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps on a visit to Japan last month | Credit: UK Government, Flickr

From oil and gas licenses to heat pumps and recycling to active travel, crucial planks of the government’s climate policy framework are coming under attack from all sides

Disagreements over multiple aspects of the UK's net zero strategy intensified over the weekend, as a wave of stories highlighted how crucial decarbonisation policies are under fire from environmental campaigners...

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