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Net zero: MPs call on Andrea Leadsom to deliver climate policy action

26 July 2019 • 5 min read

BEIS Committee Chair Rachel Reeves writes to new Business Secretary urging her to urgently set out new policies for EVs, carbon capture, and energy efficiency

Andrea Leadsom, who officially took over as the UK's Business Secretary yesterday, is already facing immediate calls from MPs to firm up the government's plan for reaching net zero emissions by 2050 and...

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