Study: Net zero can cut costs for consumers in wake of energy crunch

Cecilia Keating
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Study: Net zero can cut costs for consumers in wake of energy crunch

Numbers crunched by Onward think tank, Carbon Brief website, and University of Oxford researchers set out economic case for accelerating move away from fossil fuels

The government has faced yet more calls to double down on its net zero agenda as it continues to draw up an Energy Security Strategy designed to reduce households' vulnerability to skyrocketing gas prices...

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