Charities urge government to ramp up insulation and clean energy to tackle cost of living crisis

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Heating our homes is getting more expensive thanks to rising fossil fuel costs (credit: iStock)
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Heating our homes is getting more expensive thanks to rising fossil fuel costs (credit: iStock)

Letter to PM argues accelerating shift away from fossil fuels can help curb surging bills and cut fuel poverty

An alliance of 25 charities has called for increased funding for energy efficiency upgrades and clean energy technologies to help "wean the UK off expensive gas" as part of measures to combat rising energy...

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