'Time to get a move on': The green economy reacts to the CCC's net zero power system report

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Business leaders, campaigners and energy experts weigh-in on the Climate Change Committee's analysis of UK progress towards a net zero electricity grid

This morning, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) published its most detailed analysis to date of the UK's energy system and potential future paths forward for decarbonisation, setting out 25 core recommendations...

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