Exclusive: Whitehall accused of missing microgeneration opportunities

James S Murray
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Parliamentary questions reveal that some departments have embraced microgeneration, but many have no plans in place

The government may have celebrated the news yesterday that Whitehall has exceeded its target of cutting emissions by 10 per cent within a year, but progress on installing renewable energy technologies...

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