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Downing Street has denied reports that Sir Keir Starmer is preparing to miss his Government’s target to decarbonise the UK’s electricity grid by 2030.
The Prime Minister was said to be considering dropping the goal in order to keep energy bills down, which green campaigners called a “complete dereliction of duty on climate action”.
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is also reportedly willing to commission less of the renewable energy than what experts say is required for the 2030 target to avoid driving bills higher than thei
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