UK Net Zero Strategy: Government still won’t say how much CO2 its plan will save

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For the third time, the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has refused a request to release key details about its Net Zero Strategy



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21 January 2022

By Adam Vaughan

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 06: Climate protestors gather for the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice march on November 6, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Day seven of the 2021 climate summit in Glasgow will focus on nature. While on the outside tens of thousands of climate protestors will attempt to hold the governments to account by marching through the streets of Glasgow. The 26th "Conference of the Parties" and represents a gathering of all the countries signed on to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Climate Agreement. The aim of this year's conference is to commit countries to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Climate protesters in Glasgow, UK, in November 2021

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The UK government has declined for a third time to release the expected emissions savings for measures in its landmark plan to meet the UK’s carbon targets, in a decision that critics have called deeply unhelpful and concerning.

When the Net Zero Strategy was published last October, officials said its policies on everything from electric cars to nuclear power were collectively enough to put the UK back on track for its legally binding carbon targets in coming years. But the savings …