Britain is falling behind in the carbon removals race - that has to change

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If the UK wants to be a leader in the burgeoning greenhouse gas removals market, it needs a clear strategy matched by investment and policy, argue Residual's Ted Christie-Miller and CarbonGap's James Townsend

The UK used to lead on climate. It was the first major economy to put a 2050 net zero emissions target into law, and to phase out coal-fired power generation. It was also first to prove that clean growth...

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