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Has economic crisis put net-zero plans on the backburner?

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We've Been in the Forefront of Decarbonising the Economy Since 1990

Britain is doing well at green technology and progress hasn't been bad so far. Britain became the first major economy to legislate for net zero. But Lord Stern says we've been much slower to switch away from fossil fuels. Chris Skidmore thinks government's role is to incentivise through policy and funding, but that private investment should do the heavy lifting.

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