By Roger Harrabin
BBC environment analystPublished1 day agoShareRelated Topics

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• COP26

On Tuesday, the government set out a number of plans aiming to put the UK on course to achieve its climate goals. Funding for green cars, an end to gas boilers and tree-planting are some of the key announcements. But are they enough?

Let’s not be ungenerous: the government’s great over-arching green strategy is, on the face of, it a remarkable achievement.

Previous governments have theoretically espoused the need to live in harmony with the planet – but none has laid down a roadmap as to how that would be achieved.

It is especially important as Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepares to welcome world leaders to Glasgow for the vital climate conference known as COP26.

Mr Johnson will brandish his sheaf of eco-documents at…