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    Carbon Brief: Government en route to failure on fuel poverty targets and energy efficiency

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UK energy debate tends to focus on the supply mix. But the possibility of failure in energy efficiency may well be the more worrying prospect, and pose the greatest threat to the country's ability to meet its carbon targets.

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Carbon Brief: Government en route to failure on fuel poverty targets and energy efficiency

Can the government really reduce greenhouse gas emissions by four fifths, while maintaining energy security and keeping prices down? The government's latest energy statistics, out today, give some grounds for optimism about whether it can be done - but the news on energy efficiency - and fuel poverty - doesn't look good. 

The UK's 2008 Climate Change Act requires an 80 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, compared to 1990 levels, by 2050. To mark the way, the government has set itself a series of five year carbon budgets which currently run up to 2027. 

So where do the government's statistics suggest it's going - and what's the prognosis for the future?  MORE

 

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