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UK Prime Minister Sunak delays ban on new gas and diesel cars by 5 years in contentious climate shift
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UK Prime Minister Sunak delays ban on new gas and diesel cars by 5 years in contentious climate shift
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UK Prime Minister Sunak delays ban on new gas and diesel cars by 5 years ...
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British Prime Minister Sunak wants to weaken climate targets: British Prime Minister Sunak wants to water down his climate policy a year before the general ...
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British Prime Minister Sunak wants to weaken climate targets
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Al Gore leads international chorus of disapproval for Sunak’s climate U-turn: Decision by UK prime minister to water down key climate policies ‘really shocking ...
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Al Gore leads international chorus of disapproval for Sunak’s climate ...
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Rishi Sunak's course correction: This is how Great Britain's Prime Minister wants to scale back climate targets
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Rishi Sunak's course correction: This is how Great Britain's Prime ...
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Rishi Sunak’s anti-green turn on Britain’s climate targets: It creates uncertainty, will deter investors and probably won’t win voters
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Rishi Sunak’s anti-green turn on Britain’s climate targets
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Rishi Sunak confirms he's delaying ban on new petrol and diesel cars and boosts boiler upgrade scheme
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Rishi Sunak confirms he's delaying ban on new petrol and diesel cars ...
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U.K. Leader Rishi Sunak Waters Down Climate Goals in a Contentious Move: Rishi Sunak said he’s delaying a ban on new gas and diesel cars by five years ...
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U.K. Leader Rishi Sunak Waters Down Climate Goals in a Contentious Move
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We won’t save planet by bankrupting the British people, says Braverman: Home secretary denies government backing away from net zero commitments but says it must ...
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We won’t save planet by bankrupting the British people, says Braverman
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Sunak accused of making 'false argument' on net zero as plans spark industry backlash
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Sunak accused of making 'false argument' on net zero as plans ...
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Sunak Delays UK’s Petrol Car Ban as Part of Green U-Turn: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak softened key parts of the UK government’s green agenda ...
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Sunak Delays UK’s Petrol Car Ban as Part of Green U-Turn
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'Dangerous and Desperate': Sunak's Net-Zero Flip Condemned by Left, Right, and Center
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'Dangerous and Desperate': Sunak's Net-Zero Flip Condemned by Left, Right ...
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Rishi Sunak’s Green Policy Rollback Imperils Britain’s 2050 Net Zero Target: Rishi Sunak’s plans to backtrack on green policies will put the UK’s 2050 net zero ...
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Rishi Sunak’s Green Policy Rollback Imperils Britain’s 2050 Net Zero ...
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Rishi Sunak’s net zero U-turn is an intelligent political move: Team Sunak has cleverly outmanoeuvred a troublesome predecessor
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Rishi Sunak’s net zero U-turn is an intelligent political move
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How likely the UK is to hit net zero by 2050 – and what you can do to help: Rishi Sunak's Net Zero U-turns are likely to push the UK even further away from ...
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How likely the UK is to hit net zero by 2050 – and what you can do to help
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Rishi Sunak to Announce Controversial Backtrack on U.K. Climate Commitments: The news drew dismay from environmental groups, opposition parties and some members ...
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Rishi Sunak to Announce Controversial Backtrack on U.K. Climate ...
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Net zero: How will Rishi Sunak's climate policy changes affect me? : In what has been described as a watering down of key targets, Rishi Sunak has announced ...
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Net zero: How will Rishi Sunak's climate policy changes affect me?
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Great Britain postpones climate targets: Combustion car ban five years later: Great Britain was a pioneer in climate protection. Now Prime Minister Sunak delays ...
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Great Britain postpones climate targets: Combustion car ban five years ...
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Rishi Sunak accused of axing net zero policies which never existed in combative Radio 4 interview
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Rishi Sunak accused of axing net zero policies which never existed in ...
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Abrupt U-turn in British climate policy: Prime Minister Sunak is pushing back key climate goals for years, which is also met with resistance within his own ranks ...
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Abrupt U-turn in British climate policy
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UK net zero policies: What do changes mean?: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday he would delay targets for changing cars and domestic heating ...
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UK net zero policies: What do changes mean?
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Sunak waters down Britain's climate goals: LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak watered down Britain's commitments to tackle climate change on ...
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Sunak waters down Britain's climate goals
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'We're absolutely not slowing down net zero efforts,' Rishi Sunak insists amid criticism
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'We're absolutely not slowing down net zero efforts,' Rishi Sunak insists ...
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UK leader Rishi Sunak delays ban on new gas and diesel cars by 5 years in contentious climate policy shift
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UK PM Rishi Sunak softens policies aimed at achieving net zero carbon emissions: UK PM Rishi Sunak softens policies aimed at achieving net zero carbon emissions
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UK PM Rishi Sunak softens policies aimed at achieving net zero carbon ...
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Rishi Sunak Says UK Will Adopt "Realistic" Approach For Net Zero Target
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Rishi Sunak Says UK Will Adopt "Realistic" Approach For Net Zero ...
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With net zero U-turn, Mr Stability is slipping: Rishi Sunak's announcement rowing back the Government's green pledges followed a leak from Downing ...
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With net zero U-turn, Mr Stability is slipping
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Sunak’s new strategy: hard truths: The last time Tory activists and MPs gathered for their annual party conference, it didn’t end well ...
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Sunak’s new strategy: hard truths
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Rishi Sunak’s net zero U-turn has been worked on ‘for months’ but undermined by leak, sources claim
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Rishi Sunak’s net zero U-turn has been worked on ‘for months’ but ...
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It’s clear why Rishi Sunak is U-turning on green pledges – the public is worried about the cost
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It’s clear why Rishi Sunak is U-turning on green pledges – the public is ...
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Reaction to PM Sunak watering down Britain's climate goals: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak watered down Britain's commitments to tackle climate change on Wednesday ...
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Reaction to PM Sunak watering down Britain's climate goals
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‘Unacceptable costs’: Britain delays petrol car ban, weakens net-zero targets: The policy U-turn is aimed at protecting vulnerable households from increased cost ...
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‘Unacceptable costs’: Britain delays petrol car ban, weakens net-zero ...
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British PM Rishi Sunak rolls back key climate measures: Sunak vows Britain will still meet target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while deferring a ban on ...
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British PM Rishi Sunak rolls back key climate measures
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UK PM Sunak: We will not force households to take energy efficiency measures: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday the government would not force ...
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UK PM Sunak: We will not force households to take energy efficiency ...
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U.K. delays ban on new gas, diesel cars as Sunak waters down climate goals: Rishi Sunak said he remained committed to the legally-binding target of reaching net ...
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U.K. delays ban on new gas, diesel cars as Sunak waters down climate goals
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Scotland's climate plan could be delayed after Sunak's net zero U-turn: The Scottish Government may have to delay its new climate change plan as ministers ...
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Scotland's climate plan could be delayed after Sunak's net zero U-turn
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Britain delays ban on new petrol and diesel cars to 2035 - PM Sunak: Britain will push back a ban on new petrol and diesel cars and vans to 2035 from 2030 ...
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Britain delays ban on new petrol and diesel cars to 2035 - PM Sunak
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Sunak announces delay of climate goals to avoid ‘bankrupting’ Britons: Sunak’s critics, including members of his own party, said he was delaying inevitable ...
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Sunak announces delay of climate goals to avoid ‘bankrupting’ Britons
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U.K. leader Rishi Sunak delays ban on new gas and diesel cars by 5 years: U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he's delaying by five years a ban on new gas and ...
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U.K. leader Rishi Sunak delays ban on new gas and diesel cars by 5 years
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Latest UK politics as Rishi Sunak reveals ban of new petrol and diesel cars pushed back to 2035
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Latest UK politics as Rishi Sunak reveals ban of new petrol and diesel ...
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British PM Rishi Sunak signals plan to backtrack on some climate goals: The news drew wide criticism from political opponents, environmental groups and large ...
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British PM Rishi Sunak signals plan to backtrack on some climate goals
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U-turning on electric car and gas boiler targets would show how scared Rishi Sunak is
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U-turning on electric car and gas boiler targets would show how scared ...
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Labour poised to back 2030 petrol and diesel car ban as Rishi Sunak prepares to announce net zero policy delay
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Labour poised to back 2030 petrol and diesel car ban as Rishi Sunak ...
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Carmakers bombard No10 with calls over Rishi Sunak’s ‘utter mess’ plan to delay 2030 electri
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Carmakers bombard No10 with calls over Rishi Sunak’s ‘utter mess’ plan to ...
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Politics latest: PM accused of 'electorally stupid' and 'environmentally damaging' weakening of green policies
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Politics latest: PM accused of 'electorally stupid' and 'environmentally ...
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Great Britain: Rishi Sunak wants to weaken climate targets, according to reports: U-turn in climate policy? The British Prime Minister is apparently considering ...
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Great Britain: Rishi Sunak wants to weaken climate targets ...
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“Cutting the green crap” is a losing strategy for Rishi Sunak : A summer of record-breaking global temperatures and climate disaster should have provided the ...
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“Cutting the green crap” is a losing strategy for Rishi Sunak 
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UK's Sunak defends climate policy shift: Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insisted he was "not slowing down efforts" to tackle climate ...
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UK's Sunak defends climate policy shift
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Rishi Sunak climate change: Boilers and cars – what does the Prime Minister’s roll-back on green targets means for Scotland?
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Rishi Sunak climate change: Boilers and cars – what does the Prime ...
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Rishi Sunak set to rip up net zero policies ahead of election: Plans to ban sales of petrol cars by 2030 and new gas boilers by 2035 are both expected to be ...
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Rishi Sunak set to rip up net zero policies ahead of election
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Rishi Sunak: Britain's Prime Minister is rolling back climate policy: Rishi Sunak postpones ban on combustion cars and oil and gas heating to 2035 ...
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Rishi Sunak: Britain's Prime Minister is rolling back climate policy
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Sunak: Critics must justify asking Brits to ‘fork out thousands for early net zero transition’
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Sunak: Critics must justify asking Brits to ‘fork out thousands for early ...
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Rishi Sunak delays petrol car ban in major shift on green policies: The prime minister claims the changes will support "hard-pressed families" but opponents ...
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Rishi Sunak delays petrol car ban in major shift on green policies
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Sunak's watering down of climate targets sparks controversy: Shortly before the Conservative party conference, Prime Minister Sunak is putting the brakes on ...
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Sunak's watering down of climate targets sparks controversy
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Sunak delays U.K. ban on gas-powered cars by five years to 2035: LONDON (Reuters) -- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak watered down Britain's plans to tackle ...
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Sunak delays U.K. ban on gas-powered cars by five years to 2035
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Rishi Sunak gambles on cutting back net-zero plans: Rishi Sunak has pledged that he will not impose “unacceptable costs” on British households to hit the ...
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Rishi Sunak gambles on cutting back net-zero plans
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Rishi Sunak pushes back ban on petrol and diesel cars: Prime Minster Rishi Sunak has pushed back the ban on the sales of petrol and diesel cars by five years ...
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Rishi Sunak pushes back ban on petrol and diesel cars
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Rishi Sunak net zero changes could delay Scottish climate action plan: THE Scottish Government could be late in producing its new plans to tackle climate change ...
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Rishi Sunak net zero changes could delay Scottish climate action plan
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Net Zero U-turn: Sunak confirms delay to petrol and diesel car ban until 2035: Rishi Sunak has confirmed the rolling back of green pledges including the delay to ...
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Net Zero U-turn: Sunak confirms delay to petrol and diesel car ban until ...
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Rishi Sunak climate change: Suella Braverman 'bankrupt' warning as Ford attacks petrol and diesel car rollback
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Rishi Sunak climate change: Suella Braverman 'bankrupt' warning as Ford ...
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Why is Sunak putting the UK in the ‘slow lane’ to net zero?: Green groups say the PM is ‘taking the public for fools’ by rowing back on home insulation and ...
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Why is Sunak putting the UK in the ‘slow lane’ to net zero?
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UK waters down climate commitments to avoid 'backlash': British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has insisted that he is acting to avoid a public ...
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UK waters down climate commitments to avoid 'backlash'
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Braverman: ‘We are not going to save the planet by bankrupting the country’: Home Secretary Suella Braverman has backed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's ...
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Braverman: ‘We are not going to save the planet by bankrupting the ...