Climate Change Committee: UK at risk of missing carbon budgets

Will Nichols
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While slow progress is being made, Green Deal and Electricity Market Reforms need beefing up to ensure UK meets third and fourth carbon budgets

The UK's progress in cutting greenhouse emissions will falter without a range of new measures to strengthen incentives for investment in renewable generation and energy efficiency, according to the Committee...

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