Following an evidence session to the BEIS Select Committee inquiry on energy efficiency in April 2019, National Infrastructure Commission chief executive Phil Graham wrote to committee chair Rachel Reeves MP to clarify the Commission’s position on energy efficiency and correct two errors in chapter two of the National Infrastructure Assessment which were identified during the session. The letter includes an explanation of the calculation of energy recommendations used in the Assessment.
Letter to BEIS Select Committee Chair Rachel Reeves MP on energy efficiency
Clarifying the Commission’s position on energy efficiency following a BEIS Select Committee hearing.
Published: 23 Apr 2019
By: Ben Wilson
Tagged: Energy & Waste
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