Severn Barrage: MPs not convinced by green credentials

Will Nichols
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Report argues proposed £25bn scheme "has not demonstrated sufficient value as a low-carbon energy source to override regional and environmental concerns"

MPs have questioned the economic and environmental case behind a plan to build a £25bn tidal barrage spanning the Severn Estuary, declaring that the controversial scheme is "no knight in shining armour...

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