Chris Stark to step down as head of government's clean power mission

James Murray
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Chris Stark is to step down as the head of the government's Mission Control for Clean Power / Credit: CCC
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Chris Stark is to step down as the head of the government's Mission Control for Clean Power / Credit: CCC

'Clean power tzar' to leave government in surprise move, sparking speculation over government's ambitious clean power goal

Chris Stark is to step down from his role as head of Mission Control for Clean Power at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, two and a half years after taking up the high-profile role...

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