Spring Budget: Chancellor to press button on clean energy reset with £20bn carbon capture pledge

James Murray
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The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has previously acknowledged the 'competitive threat' posed by the Inflation Reduction Act in the US
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The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has previously acknowledged the 'competitive threat' posed by the Inflation Reduction Act in the US

Next week's Budget will feature a wide-ranging new clean energy package designed to mobilise £20bn of investment in the UK, Treasury confirms

The Chancellor will next week promise to "reset" the UK's decarbonisation and energy security plans through an "unprecedented" £20bn investment in carbon capture and clean energy infrastructure. The...

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