The government has hosted its first Net Zero Council meeting - but can it deliver?

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The government has hosted its first Net Zero Council meeting - but can it deliver?

Corporate leaders and Ministers met yesterday to discuss how to accelerate the net zero transition, but concerns are continuing to grow over the government's response to the global clean tech investment 'arms race'

The government yesterday hosted the first meeting of its new Net Zero Council, bringing together CEOs from several of the UK's leading banking, energy, technology, finance, and retail firms to explore...

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