We’ve lost our lead in the fight against climate change. Now it’s crunch time

By Simon Rawlinson2023-07-12T05:00:00

The muted response to the UK’s latest climate change progress report highlights that the current approach isn’t working, observes Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis

The UK has, for a long time, been making a lot of noise about our leading role in climate change. We were the first country with a statutory net zero carbon reduction target, we were leaders in renewable energy and our government has made bold pledges about the phasing out of combustion engines and gas boilers.

Bold pledges are one thing. Bringing your people with you is another, and there is little sign that, in the battle against climate change, hearts and minds are being won.

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