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Sadiq Khan under fire for 'slow' progress on net zero carbon emissions in London

Source: PA Wire

Sadiq Khan has been criticised by a mayoral rival for a "slow" rate of progress in achieving net zero carbon emissions in London.

The Labour mayor has vowed to make the capital carbon-neutral by 2030 - a full 20 years ahead of the Government’s target of reaching net zero nationally by 2050.

Statistics published by the London Datastore reveal that between 2015 and 2021, net carbon emissions fell by about a quarter

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