Government policies will not get UK to net zero, warns damning report

Progress report from the Climate Change Committee suggests ministers could renege on greenhouse gas emissions commitment

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The government is failing to enact the policies needed to reach the UK's net zero targets, its statutory advisers have said, in a damning progress report to parliament.

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) voiced fears that ministers may renege on the legally binding commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, noting major policy failures" and scant evidence of delivery".