Is the clean energy sector facing a subsidy budget crisis?

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New Policy Exchange report to warn that crucial Levy Control Framework budget may already be exceeded, but DECC insists fears are unjustified

Influential think tank Policy Exchange is preparing to publish a major new report detailing how the new government's clean energy plans are at serious risk of being derailed by a lack of funding. The...

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