CCC boss urges government to 'make electricity as cheap as possible'

James Murray
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CCC boss urges government to 'make electricity as cheap as possible'

Emma Pinchbeck tells Innovation Zero that UK has a critical role to play in the new ‘age of electricity’

The chief executive of the Climate Change Committee (CCC) has called on the government to prioritise reforms that can curb the cost of electricity and remove barriers to green investment, as she set out...

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