'Misleading': Institute of Economic Affairs faces calls to withdraw controversial report on net zero costs

James Murray
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Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment writes to right wing think tank, urging it to correct 'clearly absurd' claims about the total cost of meeting net zero targets

The row over a new report alleging that meeting the UK's net zero targets will cost multiple trillions of pounds is rumbling on, with the think tank behind the controversial study today facing calls to...

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