Go big on energy efficiency, renewables, and green heat, UK climate advisors tell Truss

Michael Holder
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Social housing with rooftop solar panels in Penrhys in the Rhondda Valley | Credit: iStock
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Social housing with rooftop solar panels in Penrhys in the Rhondda Valley | Credit: iStock

Meeting net zero can boost UK's energy sovereignty and guard against volatile fossil fuel prices, Climate Change Committee and National Infrastructure Commission tell new Prime Minister

The government's climate and infrastructure advisors have today jointly written to the new Prime Minister to provide urgent advice on how best to combat the combat soaring living costs and worsening energy...

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