Budget: Keep strong CO2 price or risk coal revival, research warns

Michael Holder
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As Chancellor Philip Hammond readies Budget, Aurora Energy Research analysis reveals potential for adding 10GW of renewables by 2040 if carbon price increases

Maintaining a higher carbon price is key to cost-effectively decarbonising the electricity sector, phasing out coal power, and meeting the UK's climate change targets, a new analysis by Aurora Energy Research...

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