Poll: Labour government's green energy policy 'blitz' proves popular with public

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Credit: Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street
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Credit: Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street

YouGov polling for ECIU indicates policies such as setting up GB Energy, lifting the de facto ban on onshore wind, and halting new licences for North Sea drilling have strong public support

The new government's spate of clean energy policy announcements since Labour's landslide General Election win last month are proving popular with the public, fresh polling data released today suggests....

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