Report: UK-EU electricity interconnectors 'crucial' for post-Brexit decarbonisation

Michael Holder
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Status of cross-border electricity cables connecting UK and Europe must be top priority for future relationship with EU, argues think tank E3G

The UK government must continue to work closely with the EU to develop cross-border electricity cable connections after Brexit if it is to ensure the lowest-cost pathway to decarbonisation. That is...

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