The Story so Far

Introduction

Burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas to heat and power homes and businesses causes huge damage to the environment and the rising cost of energy is a burden on the UK economy.

Only 4.6% of the UK’s electricity is generated from renewable sources – such as the sun, wind, water and replaceable fuels – but the government wants this to triple to 15% by 2015...

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