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Sunak seeks to burnish green credentials ahead of Cop28 summit

Source: PA Archive

The search for a new national park for England and protection for urban wildlife havens and trees have been announced in a plan for nature set out by Rishi Sunak.

The environmental package designed to boost access to nature comes ahead of the Cop28 climate summit which starts in Dubai on Thursday.

The Prime Minister, who will attend the gathering, said protecting nature is at the “centre of our action to tackle climate change”.

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