How high gas prices could cut the cost of meeting net zero by a third

Michael Holder
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Office for Budget Responsibility estimates sustained high fossil fuel prices could make the comparative costs of net zero over a third cheaper

In the same week as the government confirmed record low prices for new clean energy projects and a study revealed how households switching to electric vehicles and heat pumps could save nearlt £1,200 a...

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