Synopsis
"Last week, conservative think-tank the Policy Exchange claimed the push could cost the country billions more than is necessary (see EDEM 6 May 2011). Others have suggested that gas-fired generation could deliver the same emissions cuts through to 2020 at just 10% of the cost (see EDEM 26 January 2011)."
2020 Hindsight: Does the renewable energy target help the UK decarbonise?