UK risks missing net zero target in Covid-19 recovery, Labour warns
by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent from on (#55AKV)
Chancellor urged to prioritise plans to realign spending with cuts to carbon emissions
The chancellor of the exchequer must lay out urgent plans to realign government spending with the target to cut carbon emissions to net zero, or risk missing the target and fuelling high carbon emissions for years to come, Labour has urged.
The warning comes as the Treasury prepares key policy announcements on the UK's recovery from the coronavirus recession, which Rishi Sunak is expected to set out in his spending review next week.
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