Study: Net zero emissions can be reached by 2050 at 'low cost'

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New analysis from Good Energy and Energy Systems Catapult suggests transition to net zero emission energy system may require just £14bn of additional investment a year

The UK could deliver net zero emissions by 2050 by developing an almost exclusively renewables-reliant energy system at a cost of just £14bn a year of additional investment, according to new modelling...

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