USA clean power plan: the reaction

Jessica Shankleman
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BusinessGreen runs down all the latest reaction to new proposals to cut power sector emissions by 30 per cent

The US Environmental Protection Agency has today unveiled plans to curb power sector emissions by 30 per cent by 2030 based on 2005 levels in a bid to tackle climate change and drive investment in clean...

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