Innovations and protestations: Can the government's 'pragmatic' approach to net zero win over its critics?

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Innovations and protestations: Can the government's 'pragmatic' approach to net zero win over its critics?

Government ministers at the Innovation Zero conference today talked up their support for clean tech innovation, but they had to fight to be heard over the noise of climate protestors

Thousands of executives from across the green economy descended on Olympia in West London today for the annual Innovation Zero conference, and hidden among them were at least 20 environmental protestors...

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