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UK raises 2030 climate target: The green economy reacts

Business Green

Business and Energy Secretary and COP26 President Alok Sharma said: "Tackling climate change is the one of the most urgent shared endeavours of our lifetimes, demanding bold action from every nation to prevent catastrophic global warming. This must, however, be the floor of the UK's ambition and not the ceiling.

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The Net Zero Strategy: The Reaction

Business Green

In addition, the new net zero strategy must be accompanied by equally ambitious plans for nature - there is no way of managing global warming without preserving the planet's biodiversity, forests and oceans. Overall, the global goal of net-zero by 2050 needs to be matched by an equally clear global goal of net positivity for nature.".