Report: UK on course to miss 2020 renewables and carbon targets

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Study warns increased focus on renewable heat and transport required if the UK is to meet high profile green targets

The new government must act urgently and decisively to ensure the UK meets its 2020 goal of reducing carbon emissions by 34 per cent, according to a new report from Cambridge Econometrics that today warned...

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