Labour argues net zero transition is an anti-poverty strategy, not a burden
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Mike Reader MP
Summary
This article argues that the transition to clean energy, far from being an unaffordable luxury, is actually one of the most powerful anti-poverty strategies available. The author, writing from a Labour Government perspective, frames the net zero mission as a core part of Britain's economic and infrastructure rebuilding agenda under Ed Miliband's leadership at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
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· 3 pulledNet zero is too often cast as a luxury we cannot afford – a cost loaded onto struggling families to fix a problem they did not create.
Done well, the transition to clean energy is one of the most powerful anti-poverty strategies we have.
Under Ed Miliband's leadership at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, that mission has trans
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