The government has signed up to a legal target to cut the UK’s planet-heating emissions

The Energy Secretary has signed up to a legally binding goal to cut the UK's carbon emissions by 87per cent by 2040.

The British government is sticking to its net-zero goal despite global conflicts affecting energy supplies

The government has signed up to a legal target to cut the UK’s planet-heating emissions

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