Businesses step up call for government to deliver Buildings Energy Infrastructure Programme

James Murray
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Lord Deben urges government to tackle 'market failure at its most pernicious', which threatens UK carbon targets

A host of leading businesses, trade bodies, and think tanks will today reiterate calls for the government to deliver a new infrastructure programme to improve building energy efficiency across the UK....

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