Our new Business Secretary must accept the reality of falling energy demand this time around

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With Andrea Leadsom returning to energy policy as part of Boris Johnson's government, Andrew Warren wonders if energy demand myths will once more be used to push for fracking

When considering how the new Business Secretary is likely to approach the Green Economy, most commentators have limited themselves to considering Andrea Leadsom's role as Leader of the House of Commons,...

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