Net zero tsar: Tories will lose election without strong climate policies

Chris Skidmore, who this week launched report on how to reach emissions target, says party must take climate targets seriously

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The Conservatives will lose the next election unless they take climate targets seriously, the government’s own net zero tsar has said.

This week Chris Skidmore launched a 300-page review setting out what the government must do to hit its legally binding decarbonisation target of net zero emissions by 2050. It was the result of three months of intense conversations with everyone from big business to eco-activists and opponents of climate action.