When it comes to clean heat, the UK can do better

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The progress already made on GB Energy shows that it's not too late for the UK to learn from other geographies and markets when it comes to decarbonising heating, writes Alex Sobel MP

Ten years ago, a slightly dishevelled future Prime Minister memorably worried that offshore wind couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding. As Boris Johnson himself would be the first to admit, offshore...

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