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Birmingham Post
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David Laister

Former Energy Secretary claims government has been 'backsliding' on green agenda as Humber role hots up

Former Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has accused successive governments of “back-sliding” on the green agenda as he joined calls from the Humber for stability and certainty on the drive to Net Zero.

A £15 billion project pipeline is poised to pour into the Energy Estuary, delivering a decarbonisation demonstrator to take globally. Now stability is urgently sought in Westminster and the City with vital policy frameworks needed to take them forward and unleash the flow.

Mr Huhne appeared at the region’s The Waterline Summit launch, more than a decade on from his time in the Conservative / Lib-Dem coalition cabinet.

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