'The UK will be left behind': Big business urges PM to show 'leadership' and deliver on net zero pledges

Cecilia Keating
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'The UK will be left behind': Big business urges PM to show 'leadership' and deliver on net zero pledges

Letter marks latest public criticism of government's failure to deliver sufficient progress towards UK climate goals

Some of the UK's largest businesses have today publicly urged the Prime Minister to ramp up the government's efforts to deliver on its climate goals, warning the UK is in danger of falling behind in the...

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