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March 4, 2024

UK Budget: why we can’t afford to forget climate action

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A comprehensive plan on how to green the UK’s housing stock is needed from the chancellor during next week’s Budget (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

March 6 is UK Budget day. Even without committing large amounts of new money, the government can move the energy transition forward with measures such as the creation of a green home renovation advisory service

It is a difficult economic environment for ambitious climate policy – stubbornly high inflation, stalling growth and public debt levels are constraining government spending.

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