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MPs warn government set to miss 2020 renewables targets

09 September 2016 • 5 min read

Energy and Climate Change Committee calls on government to take urgent action to accelerate rollout of renewable heat and transport technologies

The UK is set to miss a legally-binding EU target to generate 15 per cent of its energy from renewable sources, according to a new analysis from the Energy and Climate Change Committee (ECCC) of MPs...

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