CBI

Investing in the UK's Low-carbon Infrastructure is a Risky Business

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The UK is failing to attract the level of investment needed to build low-carbon infrastructure, according to a new CBI report. With a third of UK energy supply due to close in the next decade and ambitious emissions reductions targets to meet, the UK’s power sector alone needs £150 billion of private sector investment over … Read more

British Planning System is Delaying Power Projects

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The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is warning that plans to hand back powers to ministers to approve major infrastructure projects could lead to further delays in building vital energy schemes in the UK. The UK’s leading business group says the Government’s decision to replace the independent Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) with a Major Infrastructure … Read more