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The Inflation Crisis Is Fraying Europe’s Climate Consensus
- From UK to Germany, politicians are retreating on green policy
- Sunak likely to make green policies an issue in next election
An offshore wind turbine in the North Sea.
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In 2019, in the midst of bad-tempered parliamentary battles to shape the terms of Britain’s exit from the EU, the UK became the first country to legislate for net zero by 2050. The law passed without a single vote against.