Energy Bill decarbonisation target vote - the reaction

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"Urgently needed investment in our energy infrastructure will be slower and the risk of a capacity crisis greater"

MPs today voted against including a 2030 decarbonisation target for the power sector in the Energy Bill by 290 votes to 267, as backing from the Labour Party, the SNP, Plaid Cymru, and the Green Party...

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