Point Carbon: UK carbon floor price to cut emissions 5.3 per cent

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Analyst firm predicts carbon tax will drive renewables investment, but could affect UK competitiveness

Thomson Reuters Point Carbon has released new research today suggesting that the UK's proposed carbon floor price will cut emissions from the UK energy industry 5.3 per cent by 2020, but could undermine...

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