🌿 Environment Apr 21, 2026 · Simon Evans

Q&A: How the UK government aims to ‘break link between gas and electricity prices’

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Q&A: How the UK government aims to ‘break link between gas and electricity prices’
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The UK government has announced a series of measures to “double down on clean power” in response to the energy crisis sparked by the Iran war.



The conflict has caused a spike in fossil-fuel prices – and the high cost of gas is already causing electricity prices to increase, particularly in countries such as the UK.



In response, alongside plans to speed the expansion of renewables and electric vehicles, the UK government says it will “move…to break [the] link between gas and electricity pri

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