Davey claims "clear mandate" for expansion in wind energy

James S Murray
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Secretary of state insists that government commitment to meeting renewable energy targets remains “unshakeable”

Energy and climate change secretary Ed Davey has today vowed to oversee the continued rapid expansion of the UK's renewables sector, in a keynote speech designed to dampen recent speculation that the government...

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