British parliament to hold Citizens’ Assembly on climate crisis
Deliberations to feed into how UK can deliver on net zero carbon commitment
20 June 2019 - 17:11
London — British MPs will hold a Citizens’ Assembly to gather views on how to meet its newly strengthened emissions targets, parliament announced on Thursday, in response to growing public unease over the climate crisis.
Although the assembly, to be held over several weekends later in 2019, would have no independent powers, MPs said its deliberations would inform broader discussion over how Britain can deliver on a commitment to reach net zero carbon by 2050...
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