Report: Energy efficiency gave £1.7bn boost to UK from 2010-2015

Michael Holder
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But coalition of nine green and industry organisations' claims UK lagging behind Europe on energy efficiency

Energy efficiency measures undertaken in the industrial, services and domestic sectors improved the productivity of the UK economy by £1.7bn between 2010 and 2015, according to a new analysis by a coalition...

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