MPs warn clean energy U-turns undermine Paris commitments

Investor confidence has been dented by waves of sudden policy changes which could prove a 'false economy' as the government seeks the lowest-cost route to decarbonisation, influential committee warns
Government energy policy reforms have spooked investors, risk pushing up future energy costs, and threaten the UK's ability to meet its energy security and international climate change targets. That...
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