UK opposition to new EU green energy targets could risk 'half a million jobs'

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Britain's demand to keep nuclear option open to reduce emissions will mean potential job losses, leaked report shows

Over half a million new jobs over the next two decades could be at risk from the UK's opposition to new EU targets for green energy, according to a leaked official report from the European Commission....

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