CCC: How the Chancellor can put energy efficiency at heart of subsidy 'exit strategy'

James Murray
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Homes are the second largest contributor to the UK's emissions, after transport | Credit: iStock
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Homes are the second largest contributor to the UK's emissions, after transport | Credit: iStock

Climate Change Committee writes to the Treasury to explain how 'many small changes can make a meaningful contribution to reducing energy demand'

With the Treasury continuing to work on an Autumn Statement that is expected to be dominated by controversial spending cuts and eye-watering tax increases, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) has today...

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