Environmentalists have questioned the credibility of the government’s environmental objectives following its decision to permit the use of a normally banned neonicotinoid pesticide and the failure to call in a planning application for a new coal mine.
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The Energy White Paper elaborates on last month’s 10-point Green Industrial Revolution Plan, yet its 170 pages offer little detail on plans for industrial decarbonisation. Gareth Simkins reports.
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The finer details of how industry will be pushed towards decarbonising are expected in 2021. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
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Emissions trading will not be replaced by a carbon tax in January, the government has confirmed, saying it will explore the scheme’s expansion into new sectors.
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