From businesses to bishops, calls grow for Chancellor to tackle energy bill crisis

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From businesses to bishops, calls grow for Chancellor to tackle energy bill crisis

Green business groups lead calls for government to double down on net zero transition and place efficiency and clean tech at heart of response to energy crunch

The government has today been inundated with letters from leading figures across the green economy and civil society, urging Ministers to ramp up efforts to insulate homes and deploy clean energy technologies...

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