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UK Will Spend Billions on Energy Efficiency to Cut Demand By 13%

Bloomberg · Alex Wickham · last updated

The UK government is set to spend billions of pounds to insulate homes and upgrade boilers in a drive to cut Britain’s overall energy demand by at least 13% this decade.

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