Reports: Autumn Statement set to deliver major boost for UK energy efficiency push

James Murray
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Jeremy Hunt Credit: UK Parliament
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Jeremy Hunt Credit: UK Parliament

Chancellor poised to announce new multi-billion pound investment programme in bid to cut UK energy demand by at least 13 per cent this decade

The government is reportedly poised to respond to years of calls from businesses and green groups for the UK to ramp up investment in energy efficiency measures, according to media reports ahead of today's...

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