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Graphic: The increase in energy bills – and how the rise might be steeper without efficiency measures
The majority (83%) of the increase in energy bills is from wholesale and supplier costs, with less than a fifth (19%) due to low-carbon policies.
Now energy companies warn Osborne: Go green or we’ll leave Britain
Seven major energy companies employing 17,500 workers in Britain are threatening to withdraw hundreds of millions of pounds of investment.
Ed Davey’s power station numbers don’t add up
The risk remains that the UK’s efforts on climate change could still be sabotaged by too much fossil fuel burning, and not enough renewable energy.
Have the Lib Dems already caved on a 2030 decarbonisation target?
Following Ed Davey’s op ed today in Politics Home, Will Straw looks at whether the Liberal Democrats have already caved on a 2030 decarbonisation target.
Has the ‘greenest government ever’ given up on carbon budgets?
In the wake of the draft Energy Bill, it is time to make sure the government sticks by its commitments and reduces emissions in line with the carbon budgets.
Telegraph distorts the truth on energy bills
The Daily Telegraph has joined the ranks of the Daily Mail and Daily Express in exaggerating the costs of environmental regulations, reports Will Straw.