Updated: Leaked documents reveal plan to water down renewables targets

James S Murray
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Renewables industry urges prime minister to back EU goal for 20 per cent of energy to be generated from renewables by 2020 as ministers push for lower targets

Ministers are proposing that the government attempt to water down the European Union's (EU) proposed target for 20 per cent of energy to come from renewable sources by 2020. That is according to The...

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