'Doubling down on our commitment to net zero': Government confirms it will not water down carbon targets

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'Doubling down on our commitment to net zero': Government confirms it will not water down carbon targets

DESNZ announces it will not rollover surplus emissions achieved during the last Carbon Budget

The government has today announced it is "doubling down" on its commitment to reach net zero emissions, after ruling out changes to upcoming Carbon Budgets that would have watered down the UK's near-term...

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