At a glance: Liberal Democrat's plan for net zero by 2045

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The Party is promising to pump 'emergency' spending into energy efficiency, renewables, electric cars and public transport to drive carbon reduction

The five months since June this year have been a remarkable time in British politics. Since the Conservative government enshrined a 2050 net zero carbon target into UK law, the nation's leading political...

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