Where next for the UK Climate Assembly?

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Climate Assembly UK revealed public appetite for raising ambition to reach net zero, but much can also be learnt from the process itself for future climate policy making, argues Sophie Dicker from the Grantham Research Institute at LSE

Earlier this month Climate Assembly UK reported its findings on the question: 'How should the UK meet its target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050?' The Assembly was made up of a representative...

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