Government must beef up Clean Growth Plan to hit legal carbon targets, warns watchdog

Madeleine Cuff
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Committee on Climate Change gives Clean Growth Strategy a mixed reception, welcoming change in tone towards climate action but warning pledges don't go far enough to meet legal targets

Ministers must urgently set out further measures to cut carbon emissions across transport, energy, and heavy industry if the UK is to meet its legally binding emissions targets, the government's climate...

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