'The foundation for growth and security': CBI head reiterates call for sector-specific UK net zero plans

Cecilia Keating
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CBI's CEO Rain Newton-Smith speaking at BusinessGreen's Net Zero Festival | Credit: Incisive Media
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CBI's CEO Rain Newton-Smith speaking at BusinessGreen's Net Zero Festival | Credit: Incisive Media

Rain Newton-Smith delivers keynote address at Net Zero Festival urging government to collaborate closely with business to develop detailed, ambitious decarbonisation plans to help unlock billions of pounds of green investment

CBI chief executive Rain Newton-Smith has extolled the net zero transition as "the foundation for growth and the security of our economy", as she urged the government to collaborate with businesses to...

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