Huge scale of UK's 'dash for gas' revealed

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Emissions targets will be broken if reliance on gas rises in line with new forecasts, say critics

The amount of power expected to be generated from gas by 2030 has quadrupled in the last year, according to official projections that will infuriate green campaigners who are demanding greater use of renewable...

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