Policy Briefing: UK faces fresh calls to beef up energy efficiency efforts as EU closes crucial loophole

Jessica Shankleman
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EU Commission rules out loophole that would have enabled UK to halve energy saving goal for 2020

Green campaigners have welcomed a move by the European Commission to close a loophole in the Energy Efficiency Directive, which could now force the UK to redouble its efforts to save energy equivalent...

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