Labour to beef up plans to make five million homes more energy efficient

James S Murray
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Opposition to publish much-trailed energy efficiency green paper, detailing plans for half a million energy reports and new interest free loans

Labour will this afternoon publish its long-awaited energy efficiency green paper, setting out detailed plans to boost the energy efficiency of the UK's housing stock over the next parliament. The five-point...

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