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May Urges Commitment to Net-Zero Amid Policy Setbacks

10/3/2025

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May Champions Climate Targets

Lady May, UK Prime Minister 2016–2019, set net-zero targets, making the UK the first major industrialized nation to legislate for net-zero emissions by 2050.
She criticized policy changes as a setback undermining 17 years of climate consensus.
May emphasized maintaining long-term commitments to combat climate change for future generations.
A spokesman for Lord Cameron, her predecessor, did not provide comments.

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May Condemns Climate Repeal

Theresa May condemned Kemi Badenoch's pledge to repeal the Climate Change Act as a catastrophic mistake undermining 17 years of policy consensus.
Rain Newton-Smith of the CBI said the Climate Change Act has driven investment and jobs, countering Badenoch's claims.
The Church of England and Catholic Church leaders stressed the moral imperative to uphold climate commitments for future generations.

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May Champions Climate Targets

Lady May, UK Prime Minister 2016–2019, set net-zero targets, making the UK the first major industrialized nation to legislate for net-zero emissions by 2050.
She criticized policy changes as a setback undermining 17 years of climate consensus.
May emphasized maintaining long-term commitments to combat climate change for future generations.
A spokesman for Lord Cameron, her predecessor, did not provide comments.

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