'From zero carbon heat laggard to leader': Green groups urge government to back heat pumps in recovery plans

Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, CPRE and Possible propose 'cash for clunkers' scheme, and urge government to prioritise heat pumps over hydrogen in its green heating plans
In a last ditch pitch ahead of the unveiling of the next phase of the government's economic recovery package next week, green groups have written to the Chancellor today to urge him to prioritise investments...
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