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Former chair of the Committee on ClimateChange Lord Deben believes the country can get back on track to net zero and regain its status as a global leader. When Glasgow hosted COP26 in 2021, bringing together 120 world leaders and more than 40,000 participants, the UK was seen as a world leader in the battle against climatechange.
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