Jeremy Nicholson, director of the Energy Intensive Users Group, has warned that the UK's energy policy risks decarbonising the economy through deindustrialisation more than switching effectively to renewable energy.
Speaking at an annual lunch hosted by the ERA Foundation in London last week, Mr Nicholson said that legislation and initiatives like the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme and the Carbon Floor Price have increased energy costs to an uncompetitive level, with oil and gas prices already causing a serious headache for energy-intensive users such as…
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