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April 6, 2020

Ed Miliband returns to shadow cabinet as shadow energy secretary

​Ex-Labour leader Ed Miliband has been announced as the new shadow energy secretary as he makes a return to the shadow cabinet.
The report cautioned that the UK would struggle to reach its net zero targets if investment in businesses’ net zero strategies to reach their ESG commitments aren’t sustained. Image: Getty.
March 9, 2020

Budget to be a ‘litmus test’ for government as £33bn a year needed for net zero, IPPR says

​Net zero will require £33 billion of extra spending per year until 2050, according to new analysis from thinktank IPPR's Environmental Justice Commission.​
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July 3, 2019

Miliband brands Treasury net zero sums ‘slightly disturbing’

Calculations made by HM Treasury of the cost of net zero have been labelled “slightly disturbing” by former leader of the Labour Party and co-chair of IPPR’s Environmental Justice Commission, Ed Miliband.
The funding is part of a wider £360 million package set to be unveiled in the Spring Budget. Image: Getty.
April 30, 2019

Government must be placed on a ‘war footing’ to tackle climate change threat

The UK government must be placed on a “war footing” to tackle the various threats posed by climate change, a new commission has said.

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