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Home energy efficiency must be front and centre of the Covid recovery package

Mike Thornton, Energy Saving Trust

10 June 2020 •

Investing in an ambitious home energy efficiency drive could generate a £120bn economic boost by 2030, argues Mike Thornton of the Energy Saving Trust

As BusinessGreen reported last week, the noise around a 'green stimulus' has reached the government. Both the Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Business Secretary Alok Sharma are said to be looking hard at investment...

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