Energy efficiency should be at forefront of a green and resilient recovery

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The government should heed the advice of the National Infrastructure Commission on energy efficiency and flexibility, argues Andrew Warren

Business Secretary and COP26 President Alok Sharma last month told a key global climate summit that, as countries emerge from the emergency phase of Covid-19 "we must collectively support a green and resilient...

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