Government unveils £80m energy efficiency innovation push, as fears grow over promised building upgrade plan

Michael Holder
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Home insulation among measures securing support as part of £80m package
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Home insulation among measures securing support as part of £80m package

Government announces £80m boost to cut CO2 from homes and industry alongside £200m of funding for cutting edge R&D efforts, but fresh reports fuel fears 'boring' multi-billion pound efficiency upgrade programme could be sidelined

Almost £80m of funding to support a range innovative energy efficiency projects has been announced by the government today, as it faces growing pressure to ramp up investment in renovating buildings to...

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