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A man dressed as Prime Minister Boris Johnson races against a clock in Pacific Quay with the backdrop of the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow
THE government’s roadmap to a net zero carbon future for Britain was slammed by trade unions and campaigners today, as opposition MPs submitted an alternative Green New Deal Bill in Westminster.
A group of progressive MPs, including Green MP Caroline Lucas and Labour’s Zarah Sultana, Nadia Whittome and Clive Lewis, tabled the Bill in Parliament.
The legislation follows the government’s publication of its net-zero strategy a week ahead of the 2021 Budget — and 10 days before climate conference Cop26. It will set out the scope and ambition for a plan to stay within 1.5°C of global heating while improving everyday life across Britain.
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