Does the UK really need more gas projects?

James Murray
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Does the UK really need more gas projects?

The next Prime Minister looks set to approve new gas projects in the UK, but are they needed, will they make any difference to energy bills, and can they be made compatible with net zero goals?

As energy prices continue to soar and the UK stares down the barrel of yet another full-blown economic crisis, do the increasingly vocal critics of the UK's net zero strategy have a point? The obvious...

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