Study: UK has spent additional £75bn on fossil gas since energy crisis began

Stuart Stone
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Think tank seeks to calculate the full extent of UK's gas bill since energy crisis and Russia's invasion of Ukraine began

The UK has spent around £105bn on wholesale gas since prices of the fossil fuel first started soaring two and a half years ago, underscoring the huge financial cost of fossil fuels to consumers and the...

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