Report: UK £20bn better off choosing wind over gas

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George Osborne's plans for a new dash for gas are uneconomic and environmentally damaging, green groups say

The UK would end up £20bn better off by growing offshore wind capacity rather than following the gas-intensive pathway the Chancellor espouses, a report backed by Greenpeace and WWF-UK claims today...

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