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<p>As we recover from COVID-19, the Government intends to deliver a UK economy which
is stronger, greener, more sustainable and more resilient.</p><p>The UK was the first
major economy to legislate for net zero emissions by 2050 while showing that growing
our economy and cutting emissions can be achieved in parallel - growing our economy
by 75% while cutting emissions by 43% over the past three decades. The UK has over
460,000 jobs in low carbon businesses and their supply chains, and many of the actions
we need to take to reach our net zero target will support the future growth of our
economy.</p><p>Already we have announced that onshore wind and solar projects can
bid for contracts in the next Contracts for Difference allocation round and a £2 billion
package for cycling and walking. On 8 June, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State
announced a Green Recovery working group, one of five new ‘recovery roundtables’ bringing
together businesses, business representative groups and leading academics, to unleash
Britain’s growth potential and help the economy recover from the pandemic. This group
will explore how to capture the economic growth opportunities from the shift to net
zero emissions.</p>
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