UK business group warns on new low-carbon support

* CBI supports efficiency, district heating

* Warns on solar water heating, biomass boilers

LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Britain’s main business lobby group warned on Wednesday that mooted new support for heating from low-carbon sources would raise industry costs, as a result of a proposed levy on natural gas.

The new coalition government is considering whether or not to implement the previous government’s plans for a renewable heat incentive (RHI), which would be one of the world’s first renewable energy subsidies focused on heat rather than electricity.

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Posted on September 20, 2010 · in UK

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