To lead the world on climate, the UK must adopt a Zero Emission Vehicle mandate

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Conservative MP Nick Fletcher argues car manufacturers should be given regulatory targets to produce electric vehicles

The Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng recently updated MPs on the Prime Minister's Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution. He highlighted how the plan would create over a quarter of a million...

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