MPs accuse government’s energy decarbonisation plans of lacking coherence

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ICE backs public accounts committee’s call for annual progress report to parliament

The government’s plans to expand nuclear, solar and wind power are not credible, according to the UK’s public spending watchdog. 

In a report published today, the public accounts committee (PAC) called for annual progress updates to parliament, complaining that current expansion plans relied on technology that was at an early stage. 

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