Firms urge Davey to back EU 20 per cent energy saving goal

Jessica Shankleman
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Opower, Knauf Insulation and Friends of the Earth urge UK to support ambitious EU Energy Efficiency Directive proposals

Ed Davey might have adopted energy efficiency as his cause célèbre when he took office at DECC, but now a coalition of green businesses have warned the Energy and Climate Change Secretary that he risks...

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