MPs slam Chancellor's mixed messages on energy policy

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Environmental Audit Committee makes fresh call for decarbonisation target to be included in forthcoming Energy Bill

As Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey prepares to give evidence to MPs on the forthcoming Energy Bill today, a separate committee of MPs will issue a blistering attack on the coalition for undermining...

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