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Sir Tony Blair tells Gov to 'tear up' net zero plans

Is it time to halt net zero plans once and for all?

Chris Brayford
clock 鈥� 4 min read
Former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair said: "We cannot solve climate change, and to impose costs on our own business and consumers, in order to accelerate to net zero, when the rest of the world is not doing so."
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Former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair said: "We cannot solve climate change, and to impose costs on our own business and consumers, in order to accelerate to net zero, when the rest of the world is not doing so."

It is time to put a handbrake on covering the countryside with solar and energy infrastructure projects, according to a former Prime Minister. Sir Tony Blair has lambasted Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer...

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