Uncertainty surrounds contents of Energy Security and Green Economy bill

James S Murray
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Only the planned "Green Deal" scheme is a dead cert for inclusion in new bill, after DECC reveals it is yet to decide which other policies require primary legislation

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) this afternoon confirmed that only one element of its policy agenda is currently certain to make it into the Energy Security and Green Economy bill announced...

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