Sam Hunter Jones, senior attorney at ClientEarth, said: “This decision is an important moment in the fight against climate stagnation and inaction. It forces the government to put in place climate plans that will actually address the crisis.” While it appears the government is paying more attention to delivering specific policies to help every net zero by awarding the contract to the small Cornish company, the move has raised some eyebrows. This is due to the size of the consultancy, which “specialises in training”. Best for Britain, a cross-party advocacy group, tweeted: “Hmm. A small consultancy in Cornwall, with assets of just £350,000, which appears to specialize in education, has just been awarded a £70bn government contract to delivery of the whole The UK public sector’s transition to net zero’.
