Welsh Government sets new target for Wales to achieve net zero by 2040

Michael Holder
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Work currently underway on new Climate and Nature Action Plan which also sets aim to achieve 'substantive nature recovery' by 2050

The Welsh Government has today announced a new target for Wales to achieve net zero emissions by 2040 and deliver "substantive nature recovery by 2050", which could put the country on track to end its...

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