CPRE responds to the new ‘tentative’ government net-zero carbon strategy

CPRE responds to the new ‘tentative’ government net-zero carbon strategy

Posted on Feb 28, 2022 by jsw  | Tags: Energy

A tractor drives through flood waters in Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire Jon Whitton via Flickr (CC BY NC-ND 2.0)

The government has finally released its long-awaited strategy to help the country reach net-zero carbon emissions and tackle climate change. We appraise the opportunities for the countryside.

The government has promised a decisive and ambitious strategy on carbon emissions for some time, with Boris Johnson saying in 2020: ‘Let’s make this year the moment when we come together with the courage and the technological ambition to solve man-made climate change and to choose a cleaner and greener future for all our children and grandchildren.’

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