Ed Davey: 'We have been on the front foot on a decarbonisation target'

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The Energy and Climate Change Secretary tells BusinessGreen Plus the cross-government Energy Bill deal will encourage low carbon investment

Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey has to straddle a range of competing interests in promoting the government's vision of a diverse energy mix. In one corner he has George Osborne's vision...

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