Dash for gas will bust carbon budget
The UK will not meet its legally-binding CO2 reduction targets if gas plays a central role in electricity generation past 2030, the climate change committee (CCC) has warned DECC
In an open letter to energy secretary Ed Davey, Lord Deben, the newly appointed chair of the CCC, took the government to task over a statement in July that said it saw gas as playing an “important rolContinue reading this with an IEMA membership
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