Government urged to push ahead amid growing net zero resistance

THE Government is being urged to push ahead with climate plans amid growing pressure against net zero action at home and abroad.

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Donald Trump has dubbed man-made climate change a 'con job'

Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to hold firm on Labour's green policies in the face of growing political pushback domestically, while campaigners warn against further drilling in the North Sea.

And with the US in retreat from climate action under President Donald Trump, and the EU and China's latest emissions-cutting pledges seen as too weak, campaigners are also urging UK leadership on the issue internationally.

It comes in the run-up to the Labour Party conference, where there will be no shortage of thorny issues for the party to grapple with.