Poll: Labour more trusted than Tories and Lib Dems to deliver UK net zero goals

Michael Holder
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EXCLUSIVE: Polling data published by BusinessGreen shows Labour more trusted than Conservatives, Lib Dems, and Reform UK to deliver net zero targets - but many voters don't trust any party to deliver on climate goals

Labour's promises to establish a publicly-owned clean energy company and increase windfall taxes on oil and gas firms are proving popular with voters, with the Party more trusted than the Conservatives...

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