International Energy Agency slams UK renewable strategy

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UK comes 31st out of 35 countries in ranking of developed nations' renewable energy programmes

The UK's renewable energy strategy is among the worst of all major industrialised nations, ranking 31 out of 35, according to a damning report by the International Energy Agency. The study ranked the...

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