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XR warns of restraints on Climate Assembly

A CITIZENS’ assembly tasked with making the tough decisions required for Britain to achieve net zero carbon emissions does not go far enough, climate activists have warned. 

The assembly, of 110 participants selected to match the profile of the British population in age, ethnicity and other factors, will convene for the first time this weekend. 

It will discuss how the government should go about eliminating net carbon emissions by 2050: though that target has been enshrined in law, no plan exists for its achievement. 

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