No energy security without efficiency: How energy use is key to tackling the gas price crisis

Cecilia Keating
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No energy security without efficiency: How energy use is key to tackling the gas price crisis

Energy security and net zero requires a rethink of the way energy consumed and used. But what policies do experts think shuold feature to the government’s upcoming Energy Security Strategy and Spring Statement?

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has sparked a major rethink of energy policy assumptions right across Europe, as governments have recognised the urgent need to slash their reliance on Russian gas and protect...

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