'I want people to feel optimistic about net zero': Claire Coutinho defends government policy rollbacks

Michael Holder
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Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary insists government remains 'resolutely committed' to net zero but that it cannot ‘risk sacrificing the whole climate agenda’ by moving too quickly

Claire Coutinho has said she wants people "to feel optimistic about net zero", as the Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary defended the spate of recent green policy changes which experts have warned...

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