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Net zero by 2050: What next for green businesses?

02 May 2019 • 16 min read

If the UK does adopt a 2050 net zero target in the coming months, companies will need to start planning today for what their business will look in 30 years' time

The Committee on Climate Change today confirmed what many in the green economy already knew to be true: that the UK possesses the technical capabilities, natural resources, and financial capital to virtually...

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