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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent

MPs call on Liz Truss to hold to net zero target after campaign pledges

Liz Truss at Cop26 in Glasgow, Scotland in 2021.
Liz Truss at Cop26 in Glasgow, Scotland in 2021. Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Liz Truss must hold to the legally binding target to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, parliamentarians from all of the UK’s major parties have urged in a letter to the incoming prime minister.

Truss has pledged to keep the target, but her campaign promises to expand oil and gas production in the North Sea, voices support for fracking, and her opposition to onshore wind and solar farms have led to fears that she could renege on actions needed to meet the target.

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