Politics may be loud, but business is clear: Britain's future is already net zero

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Britain can make climate leadership the backbone of economic growth, but policy needs to clear the path, writes Sir Ian Cheshire

This autumn's party conferences exposed the ferocious political fight over net zero. The Conservatives pledged to scrap the Climate Change Act and ditch net zero 2050, aping Reform UK's anti-climate narrative....

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